Molecular genetics Course Code : 2001WETMOG Study domain: Biology Bi-anuall course: Taught in academic years starting in an even year Semester: Semester: 2nd semester Contact hours: 30 Credits: 3 Study load (hours): 84 Contract restrictions: Exam contract not possible Language of instruction : Dutch Exam period: exam in the 2nd semester Tutor(s) Yves Guisez   1. Prerequisites At the start of this course the student should have acquired the following competences: An active knowlegde of : Dutch A passive knowledge of : English General knowledge of the use of a PC and the Internet Specific prerequisites for this course: Basic knowledge of Molecular Biology and Genetics is necessary. 2. Learning outcomes In Molecular Genetics the structure, function and organization of genes is studied on a molecular level. The content of the syllabus functions as a basic course. The many examples that illustrate this course are related to the different living organisms such as plants, animal world, bacteria, virusses (phages). Important topics are treated in several chapters dealing with mechanisms such as transformation, transduction, conjugation, transposition, homologous recombination … It is important that the student is able to communicate about problems in Molecular Genetics in Dutch as well as in English using a typical technical jargon and that he/she is able to search for relevant information within several handbooks and by using other sources such as publications, websites on the internet, etc… It is also important that certain problems and mechanisms that have been described in this course can be related to approaches in others disciplines (animal- medical and plant molecular biology,…). 3. Course contents The course contains following chapters and parts : introduction (what is Molecular Genetics, some aspects of genetic material in virusses, bacteria and eukaryotics), n uclear genetic systems, e xtranuclear genetic systems, h orizontal gene transfer (transformation, transduction, conjugation, transposition, retrotransposons, etc...) and r ecombination mechanisms (Holliday model, homologous and non-homologous recombination). 4. Teaching method Class contact teaching: Lectures Personal work: Casussen: Individually Casussen: In group 5. Assessment method and criteria Continuous assessment: Assignments Case studies Written assignment: Without oral presentation Presentation 6. Study material Required reading - PowerPoint presentations on Blackboard - Syllabus Optional reading The following study material can be studied on a voluntary basis: - Lewin B Genes VIII, 2004 OxfordUniversity Press, Oxford - Hughes M A Plant Molecular Genetics Prentice Hall Pearson Education, Dorchester - Strachan T & Read A P Human Molecular Genetics, 1996 Bios Scientific Publishers Ltd   7. Contact information Prof. Y. Guisez Ph.D. Department of Biology University of  Antwerp Campus CGB Building U 6the floor (U614) 171 Groenenborgerlaan Be-2020 Anwerpen Belgium yves.guisez@ua.ac.be   Secretariat : Ms. Suzanne Pooters tel  0032 3 265 3421   (+)last update: 05/02/2013 16:06 yves.guisez

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