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HU Credits:
5
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Plant Science in Agriculture
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Idan Efroni, Naomi Ori
Coordinator Office Hours:
by appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Idan Efroni,
Prof. Naomi Ori,
Ms. neta gershon,
Mr. gilad benisrael,
Mr. adir kadosh,
Ms. mika dellazuana,
Mr. Nave Man,
Ms. Shani Doron,
Mr. yotam cohen,
Ms. adar sulema
Course/Module description:
transfer of genetic material, cell divisions, Mendelian genetics, sex determination and sex linkage, linkage and recombination, DNA markers, quantitative inheritance, bacterial genetics, chromosomal mutations, population genetics, evolution.
Course/Module aims:
understanding the basic principles of genetics, and their application to the solution of genetic problems and dissection of genetic situations.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Solve basic problems in the course topics,
Recognize basic genetic principles
analyze genetic situations
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Frontal teaching, online lectures, discussion meetings, online questionnaires, reading, weekly exercise
Course/Module Content:
1.Introduction
2.Cell life cycle- Meiosis and Mitosis
3.Mendelism: Mendels laws
4.Mendelism: Sex linkage
5.Genetic interactions
6.Linkage and mapping
7.Bacterial genetics and Ames test
8. chromosomal mutations
9. Polymorphism and its use in mapping
10.Quantitative genetics
11. Population genetics
12. Introduction to Plant Breeding
13. Evolution
Required Reading:
1.open university-mendelism and genetic heredity
2.Griffith, Gelbart, Lewontin, Miller – Modern Genetic Analysis. W.H. Freeman & Company, N.Y.
http://bcs.whfreeman.com/mga2e/
3.Griffith, Miller, Suzuki, Lewontin – Introduction to Genetic Analysis
http://www.whfreeman.com/iga/
Additional Reading Material:
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Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam 75 %
Mid-terms exams 25 %
Additional information:
none
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