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APPLIED BIOLOGY
cod. 07848

Academic year 2009/10
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Biologia applicata (BIO/13)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Hub-specific activity
32 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
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Learning objectives

<br />to analyse interactions between human genome and environment and the biotechnological aspects of the diseases with an environmental cause

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Course unit content

<br />The human genome - Uniformity: the sequence of the human genome, methodologies, sample choice, universal value; Diversity: Polymorphisms in the human genome, population genetics, traditional and innovative methodologies, evolutionary relevance<br />Relationships between genome and environment ¿ The environment modifies the genome: fundamentals of mutagenesis and carcinogenesis, social, health and economic impact; The genome affects responses to the environment: Cases of hypersusceptibility, genetic diseases, susceptibility to cancer<br />Social and ethical aspects - Genetic screening: possible aplications, case studies, utility, limitations, personal and public implications <br /> 

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Bibliography

<br />Genomi, T.A. BROWN, EdiSES

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