- Docente: Elena Maestrini
- Credits: 6
- SSD: BIO/18
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biotechnology (cod. 8005)
Learning outcomes
Mechanisms of heredity: nature of genetic material, transmission,
expression and variability. Understanding the mechanisms of
heredity at the molecular, family and population level;
interpreting experimental data and making predictive
hypothesis
Course contents
Introduction to genetics
Mendelian Genetics
Cell division and the transmission of chromosomes
Extensions of Mendelian Inheritance
Recombination, Linkage, and genetic mapping
The function of the gene
Genetics of bacteria and their viruses
Genetic variation. DNA Mutation and repair. Variations in chromosome structure and number
Structure and replication of DNA
Population genetics
Readings/Bibliography
Teaching methods
Assessment methods
Teaching tools
Slide presentations and exercises will be available through the AMS
Campus - AlmaDL web site (http://campus.unibo.it/)
Access is restricted to University of Bologna students
Office hours
See the website of Elena Maestrini