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Course: Conservation Genetics

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Course title Conservation Genetics
Course code KBB/KONGE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šafářová Dana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Smýkal Petr, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Navrátil Milan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Introduction into Conservation Genetics. 2. Genetic diversity. 3. Genetics of wild populations. 4. Genetics of small populations. 5. Inbreeding. 6. Genetically viable populations and the species extinction. 7. Taxonomy. 8. Genetic aspects of introduced and invasive species. 9. Genetic management of captive populations, reintroduction of species. 10. Conservation genetics of microorganisms. 11. Methods of molecular biology used in conservation genetics. 12. Forensic genetics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes

Students will be able after attending the lecture: - to explain the genetic aspects of natural and endangered populations - to formulate the basic approaches in protection of gene pool and natural habitats - to aplicate the modetn techniques for study of diversity and its protection - to discuss the problems of conservation genetics
Prerequisites
knowledge in sense of lectures and recomendend sources

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

active attendance; oral exam (discussion) within the presented topics
Recommended literature
  • Brooker. (2014). Genetics: Analysis and Principles.
  • Compeau, P., & Pevzner, P. (2014). Bioinformatics algorithms: an active learning approach. La Jolla, Calif: Active Learning Publishers.
  • Frankham, R., Ballou, J. D., Briscoe, D. A., & McInness, K. H. (2004). A primer of conservation genetics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Frankham, R., Ballou, J. D., Briscoe, D. A., & McInness, K. H. (2010). Introduction to conservation genetics. New York, N.Y: Cambridge University Press.
  • Lesk, A. M. (2014). Introduction to bioinformatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Lesk, A. M. (2012). Introduction to genomics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Šafářová D., Smýkal P., Šafář J. (2015). Konzervační genetika. Olomouc.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 02.05.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025