| BOT712: Current Topics in Plant Systematics | 6 credits (40-10-10) |
Objectives
To enable students to appreciate current molecular techniques in plant systematics and applications.
Contents
Processes and mechanisms of variation and evolution, genotypic and phenotypic patterns, chemosystematics, adaptation, breeding systems, polyploidy, hybridisation, apomixes, polymorphisms, use of evolutionary data taxonomically, literature search, experimental design, cytotaxonomic techniques; classification systems.
Prerequisite:
BOT611