GENETICS OF SEX (elective subject)
2014/15 2nd Semester
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Week |
Lecture Wednesday, 16.30 - 18.00 Brown Lecture Hall |
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1st week (2 – 6 February) |
Genetic background of sex determination |
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2nd week (9 – 13 February) |
No lecture |
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3rd week (16 – 20 February) |
From sex determining gene to sex chromosome |
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4th week (23 – 27 February) |
Y chromosome mutations and ICSI; Causes of male infertility |
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5th week (2 – 6 March) |
Male and female sex determination |
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6th week (9 – 13 March ) |
Abnomalities in sex determination I. |
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7th week (16 – 20 March) |
Abnomalities in sex determination II. |
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8th week (23 – 27 March) |
Non-sex-linked disorders with abnomalities in sex determination |
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30 March – 6 April |
Easter holiday |
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9th week (7. – 11. April) |
Epigenetic effects; Genome imprinting |
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10th week (13 – 17 April) |
Mechanism and role of X inactivation |
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11th week (20 – 24 April) |
Importance of Y chromosomal and mitochondrial polymorphisms |
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12th week (27 – 30 April) |
Aggressivity and sex; |
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13th week (4 – 8 May) |
Sex influence on heredity |
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14th week (11 – 15 May) |
Ecology and sex; role of xenoestrogens; what future brings |
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
