Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- Organization
- TTK Department of Plant Anatomy
- Code
- moplfunb22em
- Title
- Molecular biology of plants and fungi L
- Usual semester
- Autumn
- ECTS
- 3
- Language
- en
- Learning outcomes
- Competencies: Knowledge: Understands the advanced features of the molecular biology of plants and fungi level. Understands and applies the terminology required for understanding the molecular biology of plants and fungi. Understands the molecular processes and regulations of plants and fungi. Understands the importance of interdisciplinarity. Understands the relationships of the different disciplinal knowledge. Ability: Able to recognize and coherently interpret the features of the molecular biology of plants and fungi on advanced level. Able to apply the advanced terminology of the molecular biology of plants and fungi. Able to present her/his results on advanced level both in oral and written form. Able to recognize and integrate the interrelation of the different scientific disciplines. Able to organize data and knowledge based on scientific aspect, able to analyze and interpret. Able to apply the knowledge gained in the advanced scientific interpretation of the phenomenon of the molecular biology of plants and fungi. Attitude: Claims to be able to use the knowledge gained in an integrative interpretation of the functioning of living systems. Open to follow the new biological and other scientific results. Rule and observe the rules of scientific ethics. Communicate the results of the disciplines. Committed and open to the scientifically sound knowledge with an integrative approach Committed to improve continuously his/her biological knowledge. Autonomy and Responsibility: Able to independently analyze and evaluate fundamental professional issues. Responsible for forming scientifically sound opinion about biological, research and bioethical questions. Responsible to understand and learn the materials related to the advanced understanding of the molecular biology of plants and fungi. Understands the labor market, helps her/his partners in the planned, operative achievement of tasks.
- Course content
- The aim of the course is to introduce and discuss the advanced topics of the molecular biology of plants and fungi. Main topics of the course: Organisation and special features of the nuclear and extranuclear genomes of plants. DNA and RNA metabolism in the perspective of plants’ molecular life. Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation. Molecular regulation of plants’ ontogenetics. Fungal nuclear and extranuclear genomes, genome organization. Genome evolution of fungi. Molecular background and regulation of different processes of fungi (e.g. hyphal growth, sexual and asexual reproduction). Primary and secondary metabolisms, its molecular regulation. Environmental factors, stress.
- Assessment method
- k5 = exam mark (5) (1 failed, 5 excellent) Preparation for the exam from the class material and the given textbooks. There is a e-test, after its successful achievement an oral exam part. The mark is calculated based on the results of those two parts.
- Bibliography
- Class material (pdf files)