The enrolment is done by the D-BIOL study administration.
Abstract
Guided research projects to study gene evolution in plants, coupled with functional investigation in the lab. We focus in particular on candidate genes for phenotypes diverged between plant populations adapted to different habitats.
Learning objective
To learn both bioinformatic and laboratory skills relevant to plant molecular genetics. Students will lern to analyse gene sequence evolution from existing sequence data, and will learn laboratory follow-up to investigate the potential role of alternate alleles of candidate genes in generating phenotypes.
Content
Guided research projects to study the biochemical consequences of adaptive evolution in a variety of proteins. Mostly the focus is on proteins that seem to have evolved to help stabilize meiosis to temperature and/or polyploidy in plants.
Lecture notes
Will be provided, as appropriate, during the course.
Literature
Will be provided, as appropriate, during the course.
