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AGRICULTURAL GENETICS
cod. 08603

Academic year 2009/10
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Genetica agraria (AGR/07)
Field
Discipline biotecnologiche con finalita specifiche: agrarie
Type of training activity
Characterising
32 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
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Learning objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to utilize elements of quantitative and molecular genetics to cope with the problems of conservation of biodiversity of crops and officinalis plants.<br />

Prerequisites

Introduction to formal genetics. Mendel's laws and deviations from Mendel's laws.<br />

Course unit content

Basic quantitative genetics. Plant breeding systems. Vegetative propagation and apomixis. Sexual reproduction. Dioecious and monoecious plants. Inbreeding. Heterosis. Growth genetic control. Plant genetic biochemistry. Origin and evolution of crops, centres of origin of cultivated plants. Genetic diversity distribution. Genetic resources. Interspecific hybridization. Spontaneous and induced auto andallo-polyploidy. Trisomy, monosomy and nullisomy. Addition and substitution lines. Introduction to GMOs technology. <br />
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Full programme

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Bibliography

Lorenzetti F., Ceccarelli S., Veronesi F. 1996.Genetica agraria. Patron Editore, Bologna; Scarponi L. Biochimica Agraria 2003 Patron Editore, Bologna

Teaching methods

Multiple choice test.

Assessment methods and criteria

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