Universität Wien
Course Exam

300308 VO Human Evolutionary Genetics: genomic, genes, diseases (2018S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

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Examination topics

Lectures, handouts, and presentations.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam. Scientific (pocket) calculator.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Student should gain knowledge and understanding:
i) human genomic structure and variation;
ii) human chromosome biology and heredity;
iii) gene function, regulation, and transcription;
iv) the role of epigenetic modification in genomic regulation;
v) methods used to study human genomes and genes;
vi) the theoretical and analytical methods used in evolutionary genetics, population genetics and anthropological genetics;
vii) how genomic variation can contribute to the variation of human phenotypic traits (diseases, host defense, behaviors);
viii) applying the gained knowledge to research questions/problems.

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