Verhaltensgenetik
| Seminar Verhaltensgenetik | |
| Instructor: | Karl-Friedrich Fischbach |
| Location: | Seminarraum, BCF, Hansastr. 9a |
| Time: | 2-days block |
| Preparatory meeting: | 19.10.2010, 16-17 h, Schaenzlestr 1, 4th floor |
| Credits: | 2st, WP,TZ (Wahlpflichtfach Neurobiologie / Genetik) |
This seminar is intended for Master's students ("Hauptstudium") in the Natural Sciences with a special interest in behavioral genetics. While the scope of the seminar is broad in trying to cover general principles of genetic implementation of behavior, its focus is on more recent work on Drosophila melanogaster. In this model organism it is now possible to modify specific neuronal cell types by genetic means and to analyse the resulting changes in behavior. Therefore, it is in Drosophila that a deeper understanding of the relationship between genes and behavior arises. The general relevance of the results will be discussed.