Evolutionary Biology and Genetics (LRR / VBG)

Course objectives:
General aspects of the organisms Evolution. Historical overview. Plant architecture. Model organisms.
Requirements on student
knowledge in extent of the lectures
Content
General aspects of the organisms Evolution. Historical overview. Plant architecture. Model organisms. Evolutionary processes in selected organisms: myxomycetes, hydroids, Caenorhabditis elegans (“C-elegans”), Drosophila melanogaster, Lytechinus variegatus, in amphibians and mammals. Evolutionary Plant Genetics: Lower plants, Angiosperms. Gametophyte, fertilization, embryogenesis, plant architecture (stem, flower, roots). Reproduction and evolution of reproduction modes, sex determination. Epigenetics, DNA methylation, genome imprinting, gene silencing, transposable elements.
Activities
Guarantors and lecturers
Literature
  • Recommended: Vyskot, B. : Přehled vývojové biologie a genetiky. – Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR (ISBN 80-902588-1-6), Praha 1999 Vyskot, B. : Genetická podmíněnost fyziologických procesů. – In: Fyziologie rostlin, Procházka, S. a kol. , Academia (ISBN 80-200-0586-2), str. 432-458, Praha 1998 Wolpert, L. a kol. : Principles of Development. – Current Biology Ltd. (ISBN 0-19-850-263-X), Oxford 1998 .
  • On-line library catalogues
Time requirements

Activities

Time requirements for activity [h]

Homework for Teaching

 2
Preparation for the Exam

15
Total

17

Prerequisites – other information about course preconditions
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Competences acquired
Student should be able to (after attending the course): – Define main evolutionary trends in living organisms on Earth. – Explain evolution of sexes and reproduction modes. – Describe major and evolutionary important key features of anatomy and morphology of living organisms.
Teaching methods
  • Lecture
Assessment methods
  • Mark