Universität Wien
Course Exam

300308 VO Human Evolutionary Genetics: genomic, genes, diseases (2020S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

Monday 14.12.2020 15:00 - 17:00 Digital

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Examiners

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Examination topics

Lectures, handouts, and presentations. Textbooks: Human Evolutionary Genetics (2013, 2nd edition), Mark A. Jobling, Edward Hollox , Mathew Hurles, Toomas Kivisild, Chris Tyler-Smith
An Introduction to Molecular Anthropology (2016), Mark Stoneking
Human Molecular Genetics (5th ed.)
Tom Strachan & Andrew Read
Publication Date: December, 2018 | · ISBN-13: 9780815345893 | Edition: 5

Assessment and permitted materials

Digital exam on Moodle in Open-Book-Format.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Student should gain knowledge and understanding:
i) the structure of the human genome, the basics of chromosome biology and heredity;
ii) the basics of gene function, regulation, and transcription;
iii) the role of epigenetic modification in gene regulation;
iv) molecular methods used in human genetics/genomics;
v) the key concepts of human evolutionary genetics and population genetics;
vi) human genomic variation and function in human health, disease and behaviour
vii) applying the gained knowledge to research questions/problems.
For a positive grade, at least 50% of the exam questions must be answered correctly.

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