Lecture will be held in English

Hosted by

Josef Bryja

About the lecture

"A Birds' Eye View on the Evolution and Inheritance of Germline/Soma Genome Differences"

Passerine birds make up two thirds of all bird species and all likely exhibit extensive germline/soma genome differences through a germline-restricted chromosome (GRC). This peculiar chromosome is present in one copy in male germline cells, in two copies in female germline cells, and absent from somatic cells as well as male gametes. Recent advances in cytogenetics and multi-omics have finally made studying the evolution of GRC genes and their expression during germline development possible, and also revealed occasional paternal inheritance of the GRC. Here, I will highlight unpublished results towards answering the when, how, and why of GRC evolution.

Registration for lunch with the speaker /for Ph.D. students/

The sponsored lunch usually takes place in the Campus River restaurant. Please meet the speaker and other students at 12:45 at the reception desk at the main entrance (building B22, see the map below).