BZ2420 - Genetics for Biology

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Marine & Tropical Biology

Knowledge and techniques derived from genetics and related fields are having an increasing impact on our everyday lives. Genetic approaches are applied across the range of disciplines in the biological sciences; in ecology, evolution and conservation, in understanding of biodiversity, for developing new and improved agriculture and aquaculture industries and in biotechnology. In this subject we expand on knowledge gained in level one subjects and show how genetics can provide new insights into all aspects of biology.

Learning Outcomes

• to understand the applications of genetic techniques to human biology, breeding of domestic animals and plants, population biology and conservation;
• to understand the basis of and methods for studying genetic diversity;
• to understand the origins and radiation of life in the context of evolutionary genetics.

Prerequisites:	(BZ1001 OR BZ1020) AND (BT1001 OR ZL1001) or consult Academic Advisor
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	BZ5420 and ZL2101 and AG2005

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	Professor David Blair
Lecturers:	Professor Paul Gadek, Dr Brad Congdon, Assoc. Professor Dean Jerry, Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 6 hours tutorials 30 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); practical reports, written assignments and on-course tests (40%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	Professor David Blair
Lecturers:	Professor Paul Gadek, Dr Brad Congdon, Assoc. Professor Dean Jerry, Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 6 hours tutorials 30 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); practical reports, written assignments and on-course tests (40%).

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