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Degree course in
Biology
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability

GENETICS
cod. 20501

Academic year 2013/14
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Francesco Maria RESTIVO
Academic discipline
Genetica (BIO/18)
Field
Discipline biologiche
Type of training activity
Basic
68 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
hub: PARMA
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Learning objectives

to provide the first year students with the basic concepts of classical genetics

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Characters segregation. Mendelian genetics. Independent assortment. Gene interaction. Chromosome theory of inheritance. Genes on X chromosome. Chromosome structure in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Multiple alleles. Linkage and recombination. Crossing over. Non-mendelian inheritance. Elements of microbial genetics. Recombination in yeast. Tetrad analysis. Recombination in bacteria, transformation, conjugation, recombination in virus. Identification of the genetic material. DNA: structure and replication. RNA structure, transcription and translation. The one-gene:one-enzyme theory. Structure of the gene (Benzer); complementation; cistron. Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes. Operon Lac: negative and positive control. Spontaneous and induced mutation. Genome, chromosome and gene mutation.Setection of spontaneous or induced mutants. Selection strategy. Mutation frequency. Molecular basis of mutations. Physical and chemical mutagens. Reversion. Suppression. Population genetics.

Full programme

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Bibliography

• Principi di Genetica , D.P. Snustad e M.J. Simmons ,terza edizione, EDISES • Genetica, B.A. Pierce , Zanichelli • Genetica Fondamenti, P.J. Russel, EDISES Genetica, Griffiths et al, Zanichelli Concetti di Genetica, Klug et al, ottava edizione, Pearson E

Teaching methods

oral lessons and exercises

Assessment methods and criteria

written and oral exams

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

T.+39 0521 905116
E. segreteria.scienze@unipr.it

Quality assurance office

Education manager  Roberta Pagani
T. +39 0521 905613 -  +39 0521 905555
E. servizio didattica.scvsa@unipr.it
E. del manager roberta.pagani@unipr.it

President of the degree course

Valeria Rossi

Deputy President of the degree course

Alessandra Mori

Faculty advisor

Antonella Bachiorri

Career guidance delegate

Anna Torelli

Erasmus delegates

Quality assurance manager

Prof.ssa Alessandra Mori

Internships

Paolo Lunghi

Tutor students

Nicolò Bellin
Stefano Nicolosi