Fungal Genetics

The chromosometheory as illustrated by neurospora. Outline of the biology of fungi of genetic interest. The induction, isolation and characterization of mutants. Chromosome mapping. Genetic consequences of changes in chromosome number - diploidy, aneuploidy, poliploidy. The gene as a functional unit. The fine structures of genes and the mechanism of geneticexchange. The biochemical analysis of gene function. Comparative genetics and physiology of matting and sexual development. Extra-nuclear inheritance. Genetics of pathogenicity.