AG2005 - Genetics for Agriculture
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| 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 and most notably 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 and agriculture
Learning Outcomes
- to understand the applications of genetic techniques to breeding of domestic animals and plants;
- to understand the basis of and methods for studying genetic diversity;
- to acquire proficiency in observation and evaluation of methods of data collection and analysis;
- to gain experience in problem-solving and scientific decision-making; to develop skills in preparing and presenting written technical reports;
- to understand how the structures and functions of living things are prescribed and controlled by genetic factors.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have a good understanding of level 1 science, including an understanding of the fundamentals of biology, inheritance and the principles of evolution (BZ1001 or BM1000 or equivalent). |
| Prerequisites: | (AG1002 OR BZ1001) AND (AG1003 OR BT1001) AND (AG1004 OR ZL1001) AND CH1001 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BZ2420 AND BZ5420 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor David Blair |
| Lecturers: | Dr Jonathan Cornelius, Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott, Professor David Blair. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); practical reports, written assignments and on-course tests (50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor David Blair |
| Lecturers: | Dr Jonathan Cornelius, Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott, Professor David Blair. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); practical reports, written assignments and on-course tests (50%). |
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