| CODE | RFS1101 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Concepts of Genetics for Rural Sciences | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Rural Sciences and Food Systems | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit covers the fundamental aspects of genetics including the mechanisms of inheritance and gene action from the molecular to the organismic and population levels. This study-unit covers topics related to Mendelian and Non-Mendelian principles. Cell cycles and chromosomal basis of inheritance will be discussed in connection with cytogenetics. The genetic code should be understood at the molecular level of the chromosomes, DNA, RNA, and genes. This will lead to an overview of the general mechanisms of gene expression and translation. Additional topics include extranuclear inheritance, bacterial and viral genetics. Study-unit Aims 1) To examine the mechanisms of heredity, moving through Mendelian Genetics and its extensions to molecular genetics. 2) To illustrate, at both the molecular level and the level of the whole organism, how genes are replicated, expressed and transmitted from one generation to the next. 3) To provide an understanding of the diverse molecular genetic techniques available and have hands on experience in these techniques. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1) Explain Mendel's first and second laws and how they relate to cytogenetics. 2) Predict the outcome of crosses including the use of the Punnett square and apply chi square analysis to those predictions. 3) Describe the basic structure of the gene and the mechanism of how genes are transcribed and translated into proteins. 4) Describe the processes of DNA replication, recombination and repair. 5) Demonstrate an understanding of how the principles of genetics underlie much of the basis of modern molecular biology and biotechnology. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1) Apply Mendelian Genetics to agronomic species. 2) Interpret results from basic Molecular Genetic experiments. 3) Design and explain an experiment that uses test crosses to determine genotypes. 4) Use genetics as a toolbox to dissect how cells and organisms work. 5) A critical awareness of how the techniques used in modern molecular cell biology can be applied to biological problems. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings - LinkKlug,William S. LinkConcepts of genetics. 2009. 978-0-321-54098-0. (Main Library). - Price, H. Hames. LinkStudent companion guide to accompany Principles of genetics. 4th ed. Wiley, 2006. 69 p. 0-471-73830-1. (Main Library). - LinkStarr, Cecie. Cell biology and genetics. Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2006. 0-495-12578-4. (Main Library). - Brooker, Robert J. Genetics : analysis & principles. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2005. 842 p. (Main Library). - Genetics: Analysis and Principles by Robert Brooker (Author) Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 3 edition (January 15, 2008) ISBN-10: 007722972X (Available) |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-units: RFS1100 or equivalent study-units Co-requisite Study-units: RFS1102 or equivalent study units |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||||||||||
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