Molecular Ecology
Lecturer: Chien-Hui Yang (楊倩惠)
Email: chyang@ntou.edu.tw
Phone: (02) 24622192＃ 5326
Webpage: https://imb.ntou.edu.tw/p/412-1075-8549.php?Lang=zh-tw
Course ID: M34013O5
Credits: 2
Course Prerequisites: Biology, Biochemistry
Course Description and Goals:
This course is for introducing how molecular techniques can be used to tackle various ecological questions.
This course will introduce a variety of molecular techniques, from traditional protein electrophoresis, DNA direct sequencing, and microsatellite selection to the newly next generation sequencing (NGS). These techniques will be explained how to apply on different ecological topics, eg. cryptic species and phenotype, hybridization, gene expressions, adaptation and phylogeography etc.
Schedule Type: Power point, textbook and papers reading
Course Schedule (subject to change):
Week 1: Introduction on Molecular Ecology+ Protein electrophoresis
Week 2: Mitochondrial DNA
Week 3: Double tenth Day, Off
Week 4: General nuclear genetic markers
Week 5: DNA fingerprinting
Week 6: Microsatellite & SNPs
Week 7: High Throughput Sequencing
Week 8: Mid-term test, paper report
Week 9: Genome screening-Next Generation Sequencing
Week 10: DNA barcoding
Week 11: Metagenomics & eDNA
Week 12: Phylogeography
Week 13: Evolution and phylogeny
Week 14: Genetics Analysis of Single Populations
Week 15: Behavioral Ecology
Week 16: Conservation Genetics
Week 17: Oral presentation