| Course ID: | PBIO(GENE)(PATH)(BCMB)(MIBO) 8960. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Genetics of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi |
Course
Description: | Classical genetics and molecular biology of budding yeast, fission yeast, and model filamentous fungi. Includes life cycle, cell cycle, cytoskeleton, mating types, morphogenesis, pathogenesis, mutant screens, and cloning strategies. |
| Oasis Title: | GENETICS OF FUNGI |
| Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | To familiarize students with the basic genetics and molecular
biology of budding and fission yeast and model filamentous
fungi.
The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the
class by the instructor may be necessary. |
| Topical Outline: | Life cycles and genetics of budding yeast, fission yeast, and
model filamentous fungi. Cell cycle. Cytoskeleton. Mating types.
Morphogenesis. Mutant screens. Cloning strategies. Pathogens
of plants and animals. |
| Honor Code Reference: | All academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of Honesty."
Each student is responsible to inform themselves about those standards before
performing any academic work. |