PřF:Bi7820 Population genetics - Course Information
Bi7820 Population genetics
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2011
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- RNDr. Pavel Lízal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- RNDr. Pavel Lízal, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Pavel Lízal, Ph.D. - Timetable
- Wed 10:00–11:50 B11/306
- Prerequisites
- SOUHLAS || Ex_3162 Obecná genetika || Imp_9126 Obecná genetika || B1900 Basic genetics || BMB32 Basic genetics || B6730 Basic genetics || B8470 Genetics || B3060 Basic genetics || Bi3060 Basic genetics
Knowledge of Genetics in extent of the course Bi3060 - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand and apply the basic of population genetics and evolutionary genetics
- explain basic principles in population genetics and their application in real populations
- analyse any population from view genetic equilibrium
- compare any model and real populations - Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to the population genetics. History.
- 2. Sources of genetic variability in populations.
- 3. Quantitative assessment of genetic variability.
- 4. Hardy-Weinberg principle.
- 5. Validity od the H.-W. principle in gonochoristic population.
- 6. Linkage and linkage disequilibrium.
- 7. Assortative mating.
- 8. Inbreeding.
- 9. Random genetic drift.
- 10. Effective population number.
- 11. Mutations.
- 12. Migration.
- 13. Natural selection.
- 14. Mutation-selection balance.
- Literature
- RELICHOVÁ, Jiřina. Genetika populací (Population genetics). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, 188 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4795-2. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures with power point presentations
- Assessment methods
- Lectures
Oral exam - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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