Plant Molecular Biology (PlantMolBiol)
Course content
Lectures and seminars cover:
- reproductive and vegetative development
- genome analysis and gene regulation
- light and hormone signaling
- environmental stress & disease
- applied plant biotechnology
Laboratory exercises cover:
- plant development, anatomy and mutants
- transgenics and genotyping
- gene cloning
- DNA and protein bioinformatics and model organism genome databasing
- protein expression
BSc Programme in Bioinformatics
BSc Programme in Biology
By attending this course the student will achieve:
Knowledge:
By the end of the course, students are expected to have knowledge
of the aspects of plant molecular biology that are included in the
curriculum
covered by assigned reading, lectures, seminar presentations and
laboratory exercises (see Absalon). Thus, students will be expected
to know, among other things, about:
- reproductive and vegetative development
- genome analysis and gene regulation
- light and hormone signaling
- environmental stress & disease
- applied plant biotechnology
- transgenics
- gene cloning and mapping
- DNA and protein bioinformatics
Skills:
Students are expected to develop the following skills:
- Explain the development and anatomy of the model plant Arabidopsis
- Explain the uses of other model plants and crops
- Explain how plants assimilate and transport nutrients
- Explain the occurrence, effects and agricultural uses of the plant hormones (auxin, cytokinin, brassinosteroid, and jasmonic, salicylic, gibberellic and abscisic acids)
- Explain the principles/steps required for cloning, PCR, sequencing, RT-PCR, mutagenesis, transposon and epitope tagging, reporter and marker genes, plant transformation, epistatic analysis
- Explain the uses of mutants and how mutant alleles may be cloned
- Explain forward and reverse genetic screens
- Explain aspects of plant pathogen interactions including disease resistance and susceptibilities
Competences:
Students are expected to develop competences to:
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of genetically modified plants
- Discuss and criticize research articles orally and in writing
- Propose experiments to test scientific models or questions
- Interpret different types of experimental data introduced in the course
- Use bioinformatics to search a genome database, annotate the structure of a gene, find mutations in it, identify encoded proteins, compare protein sequences, and propose gene/protein functions
Lectures, laboratory and computer practicals, group discussions and student seminars of newer articles in high impact journals.
See Absalon.
Students who, by the start of the course, have passed all first year courses and half of the second year courses (corresponding to a total of 90 ECTS-points) of their curriculum, should be well prepared to master the course material.
Students must wear lab coats for the exercises.
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Continuous assessment
- Type of assessment details
- One written examination with all aids allowed (3.5 hours), one
take-home assignment (5 days) and one practical report (1-page
micropublication style article) on experiments done in class. Time
is allocated in class to write the report and the report should be
handed in at the end of the Lab exercise.
The final grade is determined by the grades of the written examination, the take-home assignment and the practical report. The three exam parts are weighted equally.
Student can pass the course without passing all three parts if the total grade is passed. - Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
One internal examiner
- Re-exam
-
Written examination, 4 hours with all aids allowed
Criteria for exam assessment
In order to obtain the grade 12 the student should convincingly and accurately demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competences described under Learning Outcome.
Single subject courses (day)
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 16
- Class Instruction
- 8
- Preparation
- 66
- Theory exercises
- 6
- Practical exercises
- 64
- E-Learning
- 16
- Project work
- 20
- Exam
- 10
- English
- 206
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- NBIA04015U
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Bachelor
- Duration
-
1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedulegroup
-
C
- Capacity
- 30
The number of places might be reduced if you register in the late-registration period (BSc and MSc) or as a credit or single subject student. - Studyboard
- Study Board for the Biological Area
Contracting department
- Department of Biology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinator
- Eleazar José Rodriguez Gomes (17-7077706c856c7d397d7a6f7d74728070854b6d747a397680396f76)
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