Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : LS5410 : Molecular Genetics { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Binod Bihari Sahu
Syllabus
Mendelian inheritance, the chromosomal basis of segregation and independent assortment. Extensions and Deviations of Mendelian inheritance, pedigree analysis. Linkage and gene mapping, molecular markers, somatic cell hybrids. Extranuclear inheritance, Mutation, ploidy, Population genetics, Hardy-Weinberg principle, Speciation, Molecular evolution and genetic analysis
Course Objectives
- Students will gain a clear, comprehensive, rigorous, balanced understanding of a set of molecular principles and experimental approach in solving a range of biological problems with an ability to think about genetic problems
Course Outcomes
Upon completing this course, <br />Students will be able to explain the main principles of Mendelian Genetics. <br />Students will be able to discuss the main methods to study gene mapping. <br />Students will be able to describe mutations and evolutionary genetics.
Essential Reading
- Gardner EJ, Simmons, MJ, Snustad DP, Principles of Genetics, Wiley , 2011
- Klug SK, Cummings MR, Spencer CA, Palladino MA, Concepts of Genetics, Pearson , 2012
Supplementary Reading
- Veer Bala Rastogi, Genetics, Kedar Nath Ram Nath , 2015
- Puehler A, Timmis, KN, Advanced Molecular Genetics, Springer Berlin Heidelberg , 2011