Course: Fundamentals of Plant Genetics

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Course title Fundamentals of Plant Genetics
Course code KBI/ZGRA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Křenek Pavel, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1) History of Genetics. 2) Introduction to the molecular biology of the gene, DNA structure, replication, transcription, translation, regulation of gene expression, mutations. DNA markers. 3) Cytogenetics, plant cell structure, ultrastructure and morphology of chromosomes, karyotype, cell cycle, cytokinesis, karyokinesis, mitosis, meiosis, crossing-over, recombination, gametogenesis. 4) Mendel's Laws of Inheritance, principle of segregation, allelic interactions, independent assortment. 5) Gene interactions. 6) Linkage and chromosome mapping, Bateson and Morgan number, simple and multiple crossing-over, genetic maps, three-point cross, LOD score. 7) Heredity and sex, chromosomal and genetic sex determination in plants and animals, sex-linked, sex-limited and sex-influenced traits. 8) Genetics of plant ontogeny, effects of phytohormones on morphogenesis, the role of genes in plant morphogenesis. Extranuclear inheritance. 9) Inheritance of quantitative traits, variance components of a quantitative trait, heritability coefficient, methods used for the determination of heritability coefficient, analysis of diallel cross, genetic gain, inbreeding, heterosis effect. 10) Mutations, classification of mutations, mutagens, molecular and cytological foundations of mutation process, gene mutations, chromosome mutations, genome mutations. 11) Population genetics, Hardy-Weinberg law, populations of self-fertilized and cross-pollinated pants, synthetic population, population dynamics: selection, mutation, migration, genetic drift, inbreeding. 12) Evolution, evolutionary theory, mechanisms of evolution, the directions of the evolutionary process.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Gaining knowledge of plant genetics, the emphasis is on basic principles of classical genetics and its integration with molecular genetics and cytogenetics of plants.
Student becomes familiar with the basic principles of plant genetics and is able to interpret them at the level of the organism, cell and DNA.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The prerequisite for the course is a written examination (1.5 hours test of 18 questions) with a minimum of 23 points out of 36 possible points.
Recommended literature
  • Alberts, B. (2001). Základy buněčné biologie: Úvod do molekulární biologie buňky. Espero Publishing, Ústí nad Labem.
  • Hartl, L. D., Jones, W. E. (2009). Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes, Seventh Edition. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, USA.
  • Hruban, V. , Majzlík, I. (2004). Obecná genetika. ČZU v Praze.
  • Kováčik, A. (1983). Genetika rostlin. Praha: Státní zemědělské nakladatelství.
  • Nečásek, J., Cetl, I. a kol. (1989). Obecná genetika. Praha.
  • Řepková, J., Relichová, J. (2001). Genetika rostlin. 1. vyd.. Masarykova univerzita Brno.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (2022) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter