GENETICS OF SEX (elective subject)
2018/19 2nd Semester
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Week |
Lecture Monday, 17:50 - 19:20 Brown Lecture Hall |
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1st week (4 - 8 Feb) |
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2nd week (11 - 15 Feb) |
Asexual versus sexual reproduction |
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3rd week (18 - 22 Feb) |
From sex determining gene to sex chromosome |
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4th week (25 Feb - 1 Mar) |
Male and female sex determination |
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5th week (4 - 8 Mar) |
Abnomalities in sex determination I. |
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6th week (11 - 14 Mar) |
Abnomalities in sex determination II. |
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7th week (18 - 22 Mar) |
Abnomalities in sex determination III. |
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8th week (25 - 29 Mar) |
Epigenetic effects; Genome imprinting |
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9th week (1 - 5 Apr) |
Mechanism and role of X inactivation |
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10th week (8 - 12 Apr) |
Mitochondrial and Y chromosomal polymorphisms; |
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(15 - 19 Apr) |
Easter Holiday |
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11th week (22 - 26 Apr) |
Easter Monday |
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12th week (29 Apr - 3 May) |
Aggressivity and sex; Homo- or heterosexuality |
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13th week (6 - 10 May) |
Infertility |
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14th week (13 - 17 May) |
Ecology and sex; role of endocrine disruptors |
The exam grade will be based on a written test at the end of the semester. The test questions will cover the topics of the lecture presentations.
Lecturer: Sara Tóth PhD, associate professor
NET Building, 6th floor, room 619.
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Phone: +36 1 210 2930 / 56244
Other readings for enthusiasts only:
Colapinto J.: As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised As A Girl. 2000. Harper Collins Inc., ISBN 0-06-092959-6
Jones S.: Y. The descent of man. 2003. Houghton Mifflin , ISBN 0-618-56561-2
Ridley M.: The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature. 2003 Haper Perennial, ISBN-10: 0060556579
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Course coordinators:
Biology:
Dr. LAJKÓ, Eszter
Immunology:
Dr. HOLUB, Marianna
+36 1 210 2930 / 56234
Genetics and Genomics:
Dr. HEGYESI, Hargita
+36 1 210 2930 / 56326
Academic (Neptun) administration:
+36 1 210 2950
+36 1 210 2930 / 56253
