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Genetics

Course code

MLB6013.LT

old course code

MLB6013

Course title in Estonian

Geneetika

Course title in English

Genetics

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

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.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows and analyzes basic principles of genetics on different organizational levels: molecular, cellular, individual and population;
- has knowledge on methods used in molecular genetics, their application in biotechnology and medical genetics.

Teacher

Tiit Nikopensius PhD

Prerequisite course 1

Biochemistry (MLK6922.LT)

Prerequisite course 2

Biochemistry (MLK6008.LT)

The course is a prerequisite

Modern Molecular Methods in Ecology (MLB7052.LT)
Biotechnology and Gene Technology (MLB6024.LT)
Cloning and Expression in Prokaryotes (MLK7112.LT)
Evolutionary Biology (MLB6014.LT)
Regulation of Gene Expression (MLK7060.LT)
Systems Biology (MLB7050.LT)
Systems Biology II (MLB7033.LT)

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