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BIOMOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS AND TAXONOMY
cod. 19375

Academic year 2007/08
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Zoologia (BIO/05)
Field
Discipline naturalistiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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Learning objectives

The student will have to know (i) the main biomolecular methods to describe and classify the animals and (ii) the main methods required to use the molecular data banks.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of General Biology, Genetics and Zoology.

Course unit content

<br />Main characterization methods of proteins and nucleic acids - Mitochondrial DNA transmission and evolutionary features of their genes and non-coding sequence - "DNA Barcoding", new and simple qualitative method for classify organisms - Practical use of molecular data banks and  taxonomic establishment of biological samples.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Articles and reviews from biological literature provided or suggested by teacher.

Teaching methods

<br />Oral lessons<br />Oral exam

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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