Course code

MLB6013.LT

old course code

MLB6013

Course title in Estonian

Geneetika

Course title in English

Genetics

ECTS credits

3.0

approximate amount of contact lessons

24

Teaching semester

spring 1

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2019/2020  Autumn semester

lecturer not assigned

lecturer of 2019/2020  Spring semester

lecturer not assigned

Course aims

Main subject. To provide an overview of the principles of genetics.

Brief description of the course

General course on genetics, which gives an overview of the history of genetics, its main trends and laws - Mendelian genetics and its cellular basis, sex determination and linkage, crossing over and chromosome mapping. Genetic material - properties and replication. Recombination in prokaryotes and transposable elements. Mutations. Gene expression. Quantitative traits. Evolutionary and population genetics.

Independent work

For destined lectures a review paper on current topics are given for additional individual reading. Control tests for students are after the fifth subject and in the penultimate lecture after the twelfth subject and students pass the tests with results at least 50%.

Learning outcomes in the course

Passing the course students must be able to know and analyze basic principles of genetics on different organizational levels: molecular, cellular, individual and population. They must have knowledge on methods used in molecular genetics, their application in biotechnology and medical genetics.

Assessment methods

The final examination will be in the form of a written test. Re-examination is in the form of a written test, too. The written exam consists of thirteen or fourteen multiple-choices questions and two figures or schemes or images, sometimes maybe one genetics task.

Teacher

dots Ingrid Kalev

The course is a prerequisite

Study literature

1. Heinaru A. „Geneetika. Õpik kõrgkoolile.”, 2012, TÜ Kirjastus 2. Strachan T, Read A. Human molecular genetics, 4 ed, 2011, Garland Science 3. Brooker R.J. (2005) Genetics. Analysis and Principles. McGraw Hill: Higher Education, 2nd edition. 4. Ayala, Kiger “Sovremennaja genetika”, Mir, 1989 (venekeelsetele üliõpilastele). 5. Loengu powerpoint slaidid koostatud õppejõu poolt

Replacement literature

Essential genetics kõik olulised teemad koos videomaterjalidega internetis (www.nature.com/scitable);
Snustad & Simmons, “Principles of genetics”, 3ed ed., 2003, Wiley & Sons Inc.;
Cooper G.M., Hausman R.E. The cell. A molecular approach.ASM Press, Sinauer Ass., Inc. 2009(5th edition). A. Heinaru “Geneetika. Õpik kõrgkoolile”, 2012, TÜ Kirjastus