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Lecturer(s)
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Štorchová Helena, RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Content of lectures 1. Introduction - DNA structure, replication , transcription, translation. Plant genome structure, repetitive elements 2. siRNA, miRNA and their role in plant life. Epigenetics. Macromutation. 3. The genomes of Plant Mitochondria and Chloroplasts. DNA regions employed in plant population genetics and molecular phylogenetics. 4. Genotype and Phenotype. Orthologs and paralogs. Molecular data, molecular markers in plants 5. Absolute and relative fitness. Natural selection in plants. 6. Types of selection - qualitative description. 7. Quantitative estimation of Natural selection. Examples, calculations.. 8. Genetic drift, effective populatin size Ne. Application of chloroplast, mitochondrila and nuclear markers for Ne estimation in plants. 9. Interaction between selection and migration. Examples. What is adaptation and what is not - plant examples. 10. Mutation a evolution in real time. Polyploidization - a specific pathway in plant evolution. Domestication - crop. 11. Microevolution -summary. Interaction of the basic evolutionary forces. Adaptive landscape in plants 12. Evolution of sexual reproduction, sexual selection. Evolution of plant reproduction systems. 13. Levels of selection, altruism, selfish genes - plant examples. Content of practicals Demonstration of modern methods used in plant evolutionary studies. "Journal club:" -reading and discussion of recent papers on specific topic of plant evolution. Practical exercise and calculations - estimation of allele frequency changes under natural selection.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
- Preparation for classes
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 30 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course aims to supplement the knowledge on plant evolution at molecular level and to strengthen understanding of basic concepts of contemporary evolutionary theory.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam
Preparation of homework exercises, review of the publication, exam = debate on the selected publication in the broader context of evolution
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Recommended literature
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Bromham L. An Introduction to Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics. Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN 9780198736363.
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Freeman S. & Herron J. C. Evolutionary Analysis, 4th edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2007.
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Futuyuma D.J. Evolution, 2nd Edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2009. ISBN 0878933921.
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