Course Description: Hands-on laboratory experience of molecular marker techniques used to study plants. Genetic diversity/relatedness, linkage mapping, and tagging traits of interest performed using various software packages.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:
Instructor:
Eileen A. Kabelka
Assistant Professor
Horticultural Sciences Department
Office: (352) 392-3182
e-mail: ekabelka@ufl.edu
Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 2-4 pm, and by appointment
Prerequisites: None
Credit hours: 3
Frequency: Offered Fall semester in odd numbered years
Class Meeting Days:
Lectures: W, 12:50-2:45 pm (periods 6&7) F, 12:50-1:40 pm (period 6)
Laboratory: Students will be required to schedule and perform exercises in the lab each week.
Location: PSF-4 (located behind Fifield Hall) and the Cucurbit Breeding and Genetics Laboratory, Building 1222 (located behind Fifield Hall)
Course format: Lecture/Laboratory
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