Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Biological and Environmental Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Workshop
Module Offerings
4206NATSCI-SEP-CTY
Aims
To i) explain fundamental principles in genetics and genomics, ii) describe evolutionary processes from a genetics/genomics perspective in order to explain the origins of genetic and species diversity.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Explain the molecular basis of genetic diversity
2.
Describe and interpret Mendelian and non-Mendelian patterns of inheritance in eukaryotes
3.
Explain how genetic differences can give rise to different phenotypes
4.
Identify and describe the processes that affect genetic diversity within populations
5.
Describe how genetic data can provide insights into evolutionary history and undertake computational analyses of genetic data within an evolutionary context
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Structure of the basic biomolecules, prokaryotes and eukaryotes, the cell cycle, eukaryotic chromosomes and theory of inheritance, mitosis and meiosis, transcription and translation. Mendelian genetics: mono and dihybrid crosses, sex determination and linkage, chromosomal mapping, cytogenetics, variations in chromosome number, non- Mendelian inheritance, human genetic disease, genetic basis of different phenotypic traits. Molecular genetics: the nature of the gene, the genetic code, detection of genotype, gene expression, basic molecular biology techniques. Genetic control of development. Genomics: model organisms and their contribution to genetics and genomics, the human genome project. Population genetics: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, drift, selection and migration. Darwinian evolution and the modern synthesis: speciation, maintenance of polymorphisms, altruism, mimicry, kin selection, sexual selection, inclusive fitness. Human evolution. The tree of life: use of genetics to describe and understand the origins of biodiversity including that within an example domesticated animal. Systematics and the reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships between organisms.
Structure of the basic biomolecules, prokaryotes and eukaryotes, the cell cycle, eukaryotic chromosomes and theory of inheritance, mitosis and meiosis, transcription and translation. Mendelian genetics: mono and dihybrid crosses, sex determination and linkage, chromosomal mapping, cytogenetics, variations in chromosome number, non- Mendelian inheritance, human genetic disease, genetic basis of different phenotypic traits. Molecular genetics: the nature of the gene, the genetic code, detection of genotype, gene expression, basic molecular biology techniques. Genetic control of development. Genomics: model organisms and their contribution to genetics and genomics, the human genome project. Population genetics: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, drift, selection and migration. Darwinian evolution and the modern synthesis: speciation, maintenance of polymorphisms, altruism, mimicry, kin selection, sexual selection, inclusive fitness. Human evolution. The tree of life: use of genetics to describe and understand the origins of biodiversity including that within an example domesticated animal. Systematics and the reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships between organisms.
Module Overview:
This module explains fundamental principles in genetics and genomics and describes evolutionary processes from a genetics/genomics perspective in order to explain the origins of genetic and species diversity.
This module explains fundamental principles in genetics and genomics and describes evolutionary processes from a genetics/genomics perspective in order to explain the origins of genetic and species diversity.
Additional Information:
This module explains basic genetic and genomic principles in eukaryotic organisms, and also provides an introduction to several associated areas including cell and developmental biology. It then considers the diversity and history of living organisms, the factors affecting genetic diversity in populations, how new species arise, and how genetic analyses can be used to understand evolutionary history.
This module explains basic genetic and genomic principles in eukaryotic organisms, and also provides an introduction to several associated areas including cell and developmental biology. It then considers the diversity and history of living organisms, the factors affecting genetic diversity in populations, how new species arise, and how genetic analyses can be used to understand evolutionary history.