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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2020/2021

Assessment Methods: Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 60% Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 40% Final Examination: 60%

Medium of Instruction: Medium of Instruction:
English
English
Main References:
Main References: 1. Swanson CP, Merz T & Young WJ. (1981).
1. Wall DH, Bardgett RD, Herrick JE, et al. (2013). Soil Cytogenetics, TheChromosome in Division,
Ecology and Ecosystem Services. Oxford University Inheritance, and Evolution. Prentice-Hall International.
Press. 2. Miller, OJ & Therman E. (2001). Human Chromosome
2. Whalen JK and Sampedro L. (2010). Soil Ecology and (4th edition). Springer.
Management. CABI Publishing. USA. 3. Klug WS, Cummings MR & Spancer CA. (2012).
3. Osman KT. (2012). Soils: Principles, Properties and Essential of Genetics (8th edition). Pearson Education
Management. Springer, Science & Business Media. Inc.

SIL 2003 MICROBIAL GENETICS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GENETICS
PROGRAMME This introductory course on the genetics of fungi, bacteria,
and bacterial viruses will cover theory and techniques
related to the study of microbial genetics. Fungal Genetics:
Career Prospects Life cycle of Fungi; Genetic crosses; ordered tetrad
We have received feedback from industrial training analysis, unordered tetrad analysis, random ascospores;
supervisors of students (public or private sectors) that sexual and parasexual cycle; Formation of Heterokaryon,
graduates from this programme are much needed for the mitotic recombination; Haploidization. Bacterial Genetics:
nation’s development. There are graduates who have been Organization of bacterial genomes; Recombination in
accepted to further their studies at Master‘s and PhD levels. bacteria; Transformation, Conjugation, General and
In addition, many of our graduates eventually became specialised transduction; Mapping of Bacterial genomes.
academic staff in public and private institutions of higher Bacteriophage Genetics: Life cycle of temperate and
learning. virulent phages; lysogeny and genetic regulation of life
cycle; One step growth experiments; single burst
experiments.
SIL 2001 FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIAL
PROCESSES Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
This course will provide a foundation in microbial processes Final Examination: 60%
with emphasis on the biochemistry and physiology related
to the use of microorganisms in genetic studies and Medium of Instruction:
industry. Topics will include the importance of microbiology, English
introduction to sterility and the handling of microbes,
microbial cell structure, differences between Main References:
microorganisms, growth, nutrition, metabolism and 1. Fincham J.R.S., Day P.R., Radford A. (1979). Fungal
molecular genetics of microbes. Microbial ecology, medical Genetics (4th edition). Blackwell Scientific
importance and use of microbes in industry and Publications. QH431 FIN V.4
biotechnology will also be discussed. 2. Moore D., Novak Frazer LA., (2002). Essential Fungal
Genetics. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. QK602 MOO
Assessment Methods: 2002
Continuous Assessment: 40% 3. Snustad and Simmons (2011) Principles of
Final Examination: 60% Genetics,6th Edition, Wiley ISBN 0470903597

Medium of Instruction:
English

SIL 2004 BIOINFORMATICS AND PHYLOGENETICS
Main References:
1. Madigan, M.T. Martino, J.M.(2009). Brock Biology of This course will give an overview of bioinformatics and
Microorganisms.(12th edition) Prentice Hall Publication. phylogenetics analysis with an emphasis on specific tools
2. Tortora, G.J.Funke, B.R. and Case, C.L. Microbiology. for solving specific problems, focusing on the asumptions
(2001) (6th edition) Benjamin Cummings Publishers that underpin these approaches and how to analyse the
3. Black, J.G. Microbiology Principles and Exploration resulting data. It will specifically focus on practical
(2002) (5th Edition),John Wiley & Sons Inc. bioinformatics in particular for current research, and
technology developments in molecular biology.

SIL 2002 CYTOGENETICS Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
This course focuses on behaviour of chromosomes in Final Examination: 60%
mitosis and meiosis, correlation between meiosis and
Mendelian laws, aberrant meiosis, chromosome Medium of Instruction:
organisation, chromosome structure and morphology, English
methods for chromosome study, karyotype analysis and
nomenclature, specialized chromosomes and
chromosomes aberrations.

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