20401072-2 - MODULO 2

TO PROVIDE THEORETICAL AND PRATICAL SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND MECHANISMS OF INHERITANCE OF TRAITS AND EVOLUTION
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Programme

Basic knowledges on the Genetics of eucaryotes and procariotes.
Knowledges on the methodology used in genetics, experimental model and experimental design.

GENE MAPPING IN BACTERIA AND BACTERIOPHAGES; BENZER’S EXPERIMENTS; COMPLEMENTATION; TRANSLATION; THE GENETIC CODE; GENE FUNCTION; REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION IN BACTERIA; DNA MUTATIONS; VARIATIONS IN CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE AND NUMBER;QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS: THE HARDY WEINNBERG LAW; FORCES THAT CHANGE GENE FREQUENCIES IN POPULATIONS; EVOLUTION


Core Documentation

- P.J. RUSSEL GENETICA: UN APPROCCIO MOLECOLARE (PEARSONS )
- R.J. BROOKER. GENETICA, ANALISI E PRINCIPI. ( ZANICHELLI )
- D.P.SNUSTAD,M.J.SIMMONS PRINCIPI DI GENETICA

Students are received on fridays: 14.00-16.00


In order to deeply involve the students, during the lessons they are invited to solve easy exercises alone or in small groups

Type of delivery of the course

Lessons; numerical exercises in classroom

Type of evaluation

Oral examination with 3 questions: minimum 6 and max 10 for each.