Science, Engineering and Technology

KPA215

2012  KPA215  Genetics & Evolution

Unit Level: Intermediate

Available as a Student Elective: Yes

View timetable of lectures only for this unit.  View ALL timetable events for this unit.

SPECIAL NOTE: 

This unit and the complementary unit KPA214 (Plants in Action) are prerequisites for third-year units in the School of Plant Science. The complementary unit KPA210 is highly recommended;

OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter KPA215 H Key Semester Dates Semester Campus Attendance Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 2 H On Campus 16-JUL-2012 10-AUG-2012 03-SEP-2012 20-OCT-2012 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). This unit can be taken in other courses About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION
Genetics and Evolution is offered as a core second year unit for BBiotech and Med Res, BMarSci, and BSc students majoring in Plant Science or Genetics. The unit integrates genetic and molecular approaches to understanding the development, function, evolution and utility of plants. The unit starts with a review of classical genetics and develops the themes of linkage, recombination, cytogenetics and quantitive genetics. We then move to a discussion of molecular genetics, including DNA analysis, and how these techniques can reveal evolution. Processes underlying the dramatic radiation of the angiosperms are explored. The final section of the unit presents an overview of plant biotechnologies, ranging from breeding and domestication, to bioprospecting and genetic modification. An overview of algal diversity and evolution is included. The practical component of the unit is a mix of lab-based genetics experiments, excursions and an exploration of the diversity of flowering plants.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: theory exams (60%), practical assessment (40%)

TEACHING PATTERN: 2 lectures weekly, 3 hrs practical weekly, tutorials by arrangement as required

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Resource supported teaching & learning - H
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options

INTERNATIONALISATION
This unit includes international cross-cultural issues/skills.

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq	KPA161, KPZ164
M.Excl	KPA205, KPA204
Coreq	KPA214

TEXTS
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2012

STAFF: Dr RJE Wiltshire (Unit Coordinator), Assoc Prof RE Vaillancourt, Dr GJ Jordan, Prof JB Reid, Prof GM Hallegraeff

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.

Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.