GENETICS OF SEX (elective subject)
2017/18 2nd Semester
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Week |
Lecture Monday, 17:50 - 19:20 Brown Lecture Hall |
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1st week (5 - 9 Feb) |
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2nd week (12 - 16 Feb) |
Genetic background of sex determination; |
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3rd week (19 - 23 Feb) |
Male and female sex determination |
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4th week (26 Feb - 2 Mar) |
Abnomalities in sex determination I. |
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5th week (5 - 9 Mar) |
Abnomalities in sex determination II. |
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6th week (12 - 16 Mar) |
Abnomalities in sex determination III. |
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7th week (19 - 23 Mar) |
Epigenetic effects; Genome imprinting |
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(26 - 30 Mar) |
Easter holiday |
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8th week (2 - 6 Apr) |
Easter Monday |
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9th week (9 - 13 Apr) |
Mechanism and role of X inactivation |
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10th week (16 - 20 Apr) |
Sex influence on heredity |
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11th week (23 - 27 Apr) |
Y chromosome mutations and ICSI; Importance of Y chromosomal and mitochondrial polymorphisms in population genetics |
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12th week (30 Apr - 4 May) |
National holiday |
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13th week (7 - 11 May) |
Aggressivity and sex; Homo- or heterosexuality |
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14th week (14 - 18 May) |
Ecology and sex; role of endocrine disruptors; 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:
Cell Science, Cell 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
