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B024777 - GENETICS
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Suggested readings
Learning Objectives
Prerequisites
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Type of Assessment
Course program
Academic Year 2017-18
Course year
Second year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Experimantal and Clinical Medicine
Modulo di sola Frequenza of
Scientific Area
BIO/18 - GENETICS
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
48
Teaching Term
01/03/2018 ⇒ 30/04/2019
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Giudizio Finale
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Lectureship
Course Content
Mendelian principles. Chromosomes and heredity. Mutations. Quantitative genetics. Bacterial genetics. Control of gene expression. Genetics of differentiation. Population genetics. Evolution.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Recommended textbooksPierce, Genetica, seconda edizione, Zanichelli.Deho G. e Galli E., Biologia dei microrganismi, Casa editrice ambrosianaOn-line additional material provided on the e-learning platform of the unifi website
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired: Knowledge of basic genetics of molecules, cells, organisms and populations. Most relevant genetic methods applied to the study of biological phenomena. Competence acquired Principles of genetic analysis. Quantitative genetics and applications. Population genetics and evolution of populations. Analysis of some biological phemomena through genetic and genomic approaches.Skills acquired (at the end of the course):Use of the genetic approach to biological issues. Application of genetic methods to the understanding of biological issues in model organisms.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of general biology, basic concepts of biochemistry, molecular biology and microbiology
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Further information
Attending lessons highly recommended
Type of Assessment
Written examination
Course program
Introduction a short history of genetics. Chi square, chromosomes, sex-linked heredity. Linkage and recombination, genetic mapping. Mutations and mutagens. DNA repair and recombination. Extension of Mendelian analysis. Quantitative genetics. Plant genetics. Human genetics. Bacterial genetics. Regulation of gene expression in bacteria. Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes. Developmental genetics in fly and worm. Population genetics. Molecularevolution.