Molecular taxonomy of plants

Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) FULL-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Molecular taxonomy of plants
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PR02. Apply modern information technologies, software and Internet resources for information ensuring professional activity. PR08. Know and understand basic terms, concepts, theories and laws in the field of biological sciences and on the border of the subject industries PR11. To understand the structural organization of biological systems on molecular level. PR24. Analyze the physicochemical properties and functional role of biological macromolecules and molecular complexes of living organisms, the nature of their interaction with ions, molecules and radicals, their structure and energetics of processes. PR25. Solve specific applied problems of biology using appropriate methods.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know – the basics of molecular biology within the framework of the mandatory discipline, the basics of plant and fungal taxonomy within the framework of elective disciplines and educational practices taught in the previous years of study . 2. To be able - to be able to identify botanical and mycological objects, to know the basics of molecular biology to the extent determined by normative and special disciplines taught in previous years of study. 3. Have basic PC skills at the level of an experienced user.
Course content
The discipline "Molecular taxonomy of plants" is part of the cycle of free choice of students. The discipline is a basic biological discipline that deals with a holistic view of biodiversity, techniques for identifying biological objects by marker sequences of genomic DNA, obtaining, analyzing and editing chromatograms with sequencing, elucidation of phylogenetic relationships of plant and fungal objects using molecular techniques phylogenetic analysis, determining the degree of differences between taxa based on molecular genetic markers.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Кондратюк С.Я. та ін. Молекулярна філогенія і сучасна таксономія наземних спорових рослин. – Київ: Наукова думка, 2013. – 267 с. 2. Alberts B., Johnson A., Walter P. et al. Molecular Biology of the cell. – Taylor & Francis, 2008. – 1600 p. 3. Bhattacharya D., Medlin L. Algal phylogeny and the origin of land plants // Plant Physiol. – 1998. – 116. – P. 9–15. 4. Caisová L., Marin B., Melkonian M. A. Consensus Secondary Structure of ITS2 in the Chlorophyta Identified by Phylogenetic Reconstruction. - Protist, 2017, Vol. 164: 482–496. 5. Coleman A.W. Pan-eukaryote ITS2 homologies revealed by RNA secondary structure. - Nucleic Acids Research, 2007, Vol. 35, No. 10: 3322–3329 6. Friedl T., Rybalka N. Systematics of the green algae: a brief introduction to the current status // Progress in Botany. – 2012. – 73. – P. 259–280.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, individual work, consultations
Assessment methods and criteria
- semester assessment: 1. Test paper - RN 1.1-2.3 – 20 points / 10 points 2. Completion of individual task 1 – RN 1.1, 1.2, 2.2 – 40 points / 20 points 3. Completion of individual task 2 – RN 2.1 – 20 points / 10 points 4. Presentation of Individual Task 1 RN 3.1 – 10 points / 5 points 5. Presentation of Individual Task 2 RN 3.1 – 10 points / 5 points - final assessment: in the form of a test
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Victoriya Rostyslavivna Petlovana
Department of Plant Biology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Plant Biology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center