MHG-601 Model Organisms in Human Genome Project-
Genome- about genomes of model organisms (E. coli, Yeast, Arabidopsis thaliana, C. elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, laboratory mouse, Zebra fish, Human), types of genomes, genomes & genetic variation, comparison of different genomes, genome evolution.
Genomics- about the genomics, history, comparative genomics, comparative genomic hybridization, functional genomics.
Genome projects- an overview of genome projects of human and other model organisms of Human Genome Project.
Human Genome Project (HGP)- an overview of the project, goals of the project, major scientific strategies & approaches used in HGP, expected scientific & medical benefits of this project, about the organizations behind this project.
How Human genome was mapped- physical mapping, genetic mapping, gene ontology, gene annotation.
Technologies used in HGP- RFLP, microsatellite markers, STS, EST, DNA sequencing, DNA microarray.