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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Plant Science in Agriculture
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Alon Samach
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof Alon Samach
Dr. Assaf Mosquna
Mr.
Ms.
Course/Module description:
Studying the information and methods in molecular genetics research, based on the information that students received in the introduction of Genetics and Molecular Biology. Epigenetics, Sex determination, alternative splicing, Genome content, Gene mapping, Reverse and Chemical Genetics.
Course/Module aims:
-Add knowledge and indicate on topics that are unresolved
- Encourage creative thinking
- Exposure to ground-breaking research
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
-Familiar with the basis of the information available methods and recent scientific articles in the field
- Introduce advanced courses in this field
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures, exercizes
Course/Module Content:
Genome size
Transposable elements
Telomeres, centromers satellites and tri-nucleotide repeats
RNA genes
Mitochondrial and Chloroplast genome
Gene structure and RNA editing
Transcription factors
Gene Families
Chromatin Modifications
Alternative splicing
DNA markers and segregation
Mapping Juman disease- then and now
Mapping mutations in plants
Reverse Genetics Yeast and Mice
Reverse Genetics in plants
Required Reading:
None
Additional Reading Material:
In the moodle site
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
Electronic submission (by the date required) of at least 8 out of 11 exercises that you receive. Failure to fulfill the obligation - Download 10 points of the final grade.
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