300337 SE Trends in plant genome evolution: Polyploidy (2015W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 07.09.2015 08:00 to Th 24.09.2015 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 30.10.2015 18:00
Details
max. 10 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Initial meeting (Vorbesprechung): Tuesday, 6. October, 13:00, ÜR 3
Tuesday
15.12.
13:00 - 16:00
Übungsraum 1 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course offers the students the possibility to get acquainted with modern literature and recent views on types, rate and mechanisms of polyploid formation as well as genome restructuring accompanying and following polyploidisation. The published materials that will be discussed during this course will focus mostly on incidence and mechanisms leading to polyploidisation as well as on important processes operating on the level of gene, chromosome and genome in different time points after polyploidisation. The course shall help the students to understand and appreciate different aspects of genome evolution and their role in plant evolution by providing in depth modern view of polyploidy in plants.
Assessment and permitted materials
ENGLISH
oral paper presentations during the course (70%): two or three papers to present per student depending on the number of participants; active discussions during presentations (10%) and written protocol - overview and opinion paper (20%); Min 50% for positive grade
oral paper presentations during the course (70%): two or three papers to present per student depending on the number of participants; active discussions during presentations (10%) and written protocol - overview and opinion paper (20%); Min 50% for positive grade
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Aims:
- to learn and understand the processes leading to polyploid formation and establishment.
- to discuss the evolution of polyploid genomes, with special emphasis on the repetitive DNA, and chromosomal rearrangements
- to understand the role and importance of polyploids in plant diversification and speciation
- to get acquainted with the use of state-of-the-art next generation sequening to analyse the plant polyploid genomes and to compare their evolution with diploid progenitors
- to learn and understand the processes leading to polyploid formation and establishment.
- to discuss the evolution of polyploid genomes, with special emphasis on the repetitive DNA, and chromosomal rearrangements
- to understand the role and importance of polyploids in plant diversification and speciation
- to get acquainted with the use of state-of-the-art next generation sequening to analyse the plant polyploid genomes and to compare their evolution with diploid progenitors
Examination topics
presentations and discussions
Reading list
a wide selection of published research articles and reviews
Association in the course directory
MBO 7, MEV W-6, MGE III-2
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