Course teacher(s)
Bruno ANDRE (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
french
Course content
Structure of nucleic acids - Organisation and evolution of genes and genomes - Mobile genetic elements (plasmids, viruses, transposons) - The question of the origins of life - Mutations, DNA repair and DNA recombination - Principles of meiotic gene transmission - Principles of genetic mapping and their applications in association studies - Principles of genetic dissection applied to model organisms (yeast, nematod, fish) and gene cloning techniques
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
To transmit the main concepts of modern genetics and to allow the student to understand the current goals, progress, and applications of this main disciplione of biology
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Required and corequired courses
Cours co-requis
Teaching methods and learning activities
3 ECTS (lectures : 2, exercices: 1, practical work: 0, personnal work: 0)
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
Slides presented during lectures are provided by the teacher via internet - Key references of articles in journals like " Trends in.. ", " Nature Reviews in.. ", " Annual Reviews in .. ", .. also transmitted by the teacher - Books: "Molecular Biology of the Gene" - J. Watson, T. Baker, S. Bell., A. Gann, M. Levine, R. Losick (Pearson Benjamin Cummings, CSHL, 5th edition, 2004); "iGenetics, a molecular approach" - P.J. Russel (Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2006).
Other information
Contacts
Email: bran@ulb.ac.be Office: AE4.110 (Campus of Gosselies). Postal address: 300
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Other