Course Details
Country:
Spain
Institution:
Universidad de Zaragoza
Course Title:
Biotechnology and resource conservation
Course Number:
25241
Course Description:
Section I: Introduction to conservation
BIODIVERSITY. Diversity and biodiversity; expression of biodiversity. Why conserve biodiversity? The sixth extinction? Recorded extinctions. Threatened species. What causes extinction? Endogamy and loss of diversity. Spiral of extinction. Centers of origin, of diversity, of diversification and of dispersión. Biogeographical regions. (2 h)
GENETIC DIVERSITY. Importance of genetic diversity. What is genetic diversity? Extent of genetic diversity.Polymorphism, allele frequencies, heterozygosis, heterozygosity, genetic diversity, nucleotide diversity. Extent of genetic diversity: exogamy, endogamy. (2 h)
Language:
Spanish
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 399
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