Teacher
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Simeone Marco Cosimo
(syllabus)
Basic definitions: Ecogenetics, species, population, Genetic resources, DNA, genomes, chromosomes, mutations, genes, epigenetics,quantitative and qualitative characters, biodiversity, Mediterranean region, glacial refugia, hybrid zones biodiversity hotspots, evolution, demography, gene flow, Selection, Drift, hybridization, introgression, Inbreeding
Tools and procedures Morfological markers Biochemocal markers (terpenes, alloenzymes, proteins) Molecular markers (pre- / post- PCR) Microsatellites Sanger Sequencing Next Generation Sequencing and RAD sequencing Bioinformatics and databanks
Applications - I Species identification - DNA barcoding Biodiversity surveys – Metabarcoding Genetic structures – Plastid and nuclear microsatellites Landscape genetics – microsatellites and sequences Evolutionary histories – phylogenetics, phylogeography Hybrid detection Genome Sequencing, metagenomics, phylogenomics
Applications – II genetic status of populations and species Gene flow determination Silvicultural monitoring Environment x genotipe interactions - Candidate Genes Conservation Genetics
(reference books)
Lesson notes and powerpoint presentations An Introduction to forest genetics (2006) Eriksson, Eckberg & Clapham
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