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| BIOL2016-3 | Principles of genetics
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| Duration : | 24h Th, 12h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Nicolas Gengler, Ludivine Lassois, Hervé Vanderschuren |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| - Introduction : genetics and the organism.
- The support of genetic information in eucaryots.
- The chromosome theory of inheritance : mitosis, meiosis.
- The modifications of genetic material : genic, chromosomic and genomic mutations.
- The Mendelian analysis : principles and applications to haploid and euploid organisms; applied problems.
- The development of the Mendelian analysis : relation between genes, linkage, sex-linked inheritance, cytoplasmic inheritance; applied problems
- Introduction to population genetics with applied problems.
- Introduction to quantitative genetics with applied problems. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| After completing the course the student is expected to
-explain the basis of inheritance and genetic variation in eucaryots
-assess the influence of biological factors on the genetics of eucaryots
-analyse the properties of Mendelian, quantitative and population genetics
-resolve basic problems of formal genetics, quantitative and population genetics |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Prerequisites: BIOL2010 (Cellular biology); Stat1206 (Fundamental statistics)
Co-requisite: STAT1207 (Applied statistics); BIOL2015 (Molecular biology) |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures: 24h
Illustrative exercises and examples: 12h |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Course notes will be available on-line when the classes start. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (100%) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Hervé Vanderschuren
herve.vanderschuren@ulg.ac.be
Nicolas Gengler (coordinator)
Zootechnie
+32/81/62 2206
nicolas.gengler@ulg.ac.be
Ludivine Lassois
Gestion des Ress. for. et des Millieux nat.
+32/81/62 2321
ludivine.lassois@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| eCampus |
| Presentation and other items available on eCampus |
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