Enrollment year
2018/2019
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Curriculum
Bioingegneria delle cellule e dei tessuti
Period
1st semester (01/10/2018 - 18/01/2019)
Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide students with the basics for understanding the cellular and tissue biology and genetics with special reference to man. For this purpose it is structured in two Units: Biology and Human Genetics.
The unit of Human Genetics aims to provide the basics of: the mendelian genetics, the molecular organization of the genes in relation to the organization of the genome, the origin of the genetic variability, the control of gene expression, the genetic control the processes of cell differentiation and animal development, the main techniques of molecular analysis of genes and genomes, the fundamentals of genetic engineering.
Course contents
Unit of Biology
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Unit of Human Genetics
Mendelism: the basic principles of heredity and extensions of Mendelism.
The chromosomal basis of Mendelism. Human karyotype, changes in the chromosome number and structure.
Association, crossing over and chromosome maps in eukaryotes and humans.
DNA mutation, recombination and repair.
Techniques of molecular genetics. Genomics. Applications of molecular genetics and genomics.
Defining the concept of the gene with particular reference to human genes.
Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes.
Genetic control of the cell cycle: the genetic basis of cancer.
Genetic control of differentiation and animal development.
Teaching methods
Both units are conducted in the first half of the semester. The unit of General Biology precedes the Human Genetics one.
Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 23 +23
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Reccomended or required readings
For the Human Genetics Unit:
Michael R. Cummings. Eredità principi e problematiche della genetica umana. EDISES, 2014.
Michael R. Cummings. Human Heredity: Principles and Issues, 10th Edition.. 2013, Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning.
Assessment methods
The exam consists of a written test / interview
Further information
The exam consists of a written test / interview
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