Advanced Plant Genetics Course Synopsis
1. Course Number -- 765-510. Not cross listed
2. Course Title: Advanced Plant Genetics
3. Course Faculty/Instructors: Dooner, Jelenkovic, Kerstetter, Michael, Maliga
4. Credit hours: 3
5. Normally Offered -- Fall of even numbered years.
6. Pre-requisites and other registration restrictions -- Basic course in Genetics is
absolutely essential; course in Molecular Biology is strongly recommended.
7. Format -- Two 80 min lectures.
8. Description -- An advanced course in plant genetics intended to impart
students in the molecular track of the Plant Biology Graduate Program with a
balanced knowledge of classical and molecular genetics of higher plants, which
they can then apply in their research.
9. Course Topics -- Classical and molecular genetics of higher plants, including
cytogenetics, breeding systems, linkage analysis, recombination, gene and
chromosomal mutations, epigenetics, transposons, map-based cloning, and
genomics
10. Examinations -- 2 midterm exams and a final exam
11. Other Requirements: No text book. Required & supplementary readings
from articles or selected book chapters.
12. Grading -- Based on performance in midterm (60%) and final (40%) exams.
Dooner, 2/16/16