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GENERAL GENETICS

CODE 72720
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
CREDITS
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9280 EDUCAZIONE PROFESSIONALE(L/SNT2) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 11477 ASSISTENZA SANITARIA (L/SNT4) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9298 TECNICHE DELLA PREVENZIONE NELL'AMBIENTE E NEI LUOGH(L/SNT4) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9286 TECNICA DELLA RIABILITAZIONE PSICHIATRICA(L/SNT2) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9288 DIETISTICA(L/SNT3) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9294 TECNICHE DI RADIOLOGIA MEDICA, PER IMMAGINI E RADIOT(L/SNT3) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9281 FISIOTERAPIA(L/SNT2) - GE SAN MARTINO
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9282 LOGOPEDIA(L/SNT2) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9293 TECNICHE DI LABORATORIO BIOMEDICO(L/SNT3) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9287 TERAPIA DELLA NEURO E PSICOMOTRICITA' DELL'ETA' EVOL(L/SNT2) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9283 ORTOTTICA ED ASSISTENZA OFTALMOLOGICA(L/SNT2) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9281 FISIOTERAPIA(L/SNT2) - CHIAVARI
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9291 TECN.FISIOPATOL.CARDIOCIRCOLAT.E E PERFUS.CARDIOVASC(L/SNT3) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9297 TECNICHE ORTOPEDICHE(L/SNT3) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9284 PODOLOGIA(L/SNT2) - GENOVA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9281 FISIOTERAPIA(L/SNT2) - PIETRA LIGURE
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9281 FISIOTERAPIA(L/SNT2) - LA SPEZIA
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9289 IGIENE DENTALE(L/SNT3) - GENOVA
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    SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/13
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
  • GE SAN MARTINO
  • CHIAVARI
  • PIETRA LIGURE
  • LA SPEZIA
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    SEMESTER 1° Semester
    MODULES This unit is a module of:
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    This course provides a basic outline of the principles of classical genetics Methods to determine the relative positions of genes in the genome are explained, and various patterns of inheritance are described. The main areas that are covered are: transmission genetics, gene and genome structure, stability and variability mechanisms. The course also provides students with the skills to solve simple genetic problems .This is carried out by using an interactive approach.a

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    This class will help students to develop knowledge, understanding and a strong foundation in genetics basics.

    Aim of this course is to provide students with  knowledge of the basic principles of Genetics as well as the ability to analyze basicl problems regarding the same topics so to develop their analytic skills.

    By attending class and then by studying on their own what discussed during lessons, students will acquire knowledge of:

    - general mechanisms of inheritance, with particular attention to human heredity

    - fundamentals of molecular genetics mechanisms that underlie monogenic inheritance models .

    -basic features of the process and the molecular basis of mutations

    -potential  medical applications using simulation exercises.

    TEACHING METHODS

    Students are required to attend class for at least 75% of the scheduled lessons.

    Class will be managed as frontal lectures with Power Point notes. Basics in genetics will be addressed during class by means of active discussion engaged by the Lecturer via examples and specific exercise with the Lecturer assistance in solving simple genetic problems

    Students can take advantage of online material (lectures power point notes) available on the AulaWeb website; Lecturer can be reached via email to arrange specific 1-to-1 meeting for further assistance/explanation as needed.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    Mitosis versus Meiosis

    Basic principles of inheritance: applications of Mendel's principles to eukaryotes followed by an introduction to humans (notions of features of autosomal dominant and recessive inheritance)

    Sex-chromosomes and the chromosomal theory of inheritance. Sex-linked traits

    Extensions of Mendel's classic genetics: allelic variations, gene-gene interactions, gene-environment interactions

    Linked genes: recombination and gene mapping in eukaryotes.

    Basic features of mutations: molecular basis of mutation  and different phenotypic effects. Chemical and physical mutagens.

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Power point notes of class lectures are available for students to be downloaded from AulaWeb (https://www.aulaweb.unige.it). Files are strictly for personal use only; files must not be shared on social media, posted on any internet website or put on any sharing platform; files must not be printed out for sale or photocopied.

    Other basic genetics textbooks can be also used, providing they are intended for University Master Degree courses.

     

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    LESSONS

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    The exam assessment will be performed by written multiple choice test.
    The assessment of the integrated course  is made up of a single written exam for the 4 sub-sections(10 multiple choice questions per each module: Biology, General Genetics, Medical Genetics and Microbiology). In order to pass the class athe student has to reach a mark of at least 24/40 (18/30).

    The total amount of time allowed for the exam is 60 minutes.
    Students enrolled in other universities or other degree courses who are only required to sit for some of the sub-sections  must achieve an average mark of at least 6, 12 or 18, depending on the number  of modules

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    Students are assessed ­by a final exam alone which aims to ensure that they have actually reached the required level of knowledge. In order to pass the class, students must reach a mark of at least 18/30. 

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    09/01/2023 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 9/1/2023 Aula Teledidattica – Polo Biomedico 14/2/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 16/6/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 20/7/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 12/9/2023 Aula Teledidattica – Polo Biomedico h 9,30 (presentarsi alle 9 per l’appello) modalità telematica – piattaforma esami su aulaweb
    14/02/2023 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 9/1/2023 Aula Teledidattica – Polo Biomedico 14/2/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 16/6/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 20/7/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 12/9/2023 Aula Teledidattica – Polo Biomedico h 9,30 (presentarsi alle 9 per l’appello) modalità telematica – piattaforma esami su aulaweb
    16/06/2023 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 9/1/2023 Aula Teledidattica – Polo Biomedico 14/2/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 16/6/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 20/7/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 12/9/2023 Aula Teledidattica – Polo Biomedico h 9,30 (presentarsi alle 9 per l’appello) modalità telematica – piattaforma esami su aulaweb
    20/07/2023 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 9/1/2023 Aula Teledidattica – Polo Biomedico 14/2/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 16/6/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 20/7/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 12/9/2023 Aula Teledidattica – Polo Biomedico h 9,30 (presentarsi alle 9 per l’appello) modalità telematica – piattaforma esami su aulaweb
    12/09/2023 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 9/1/2023 Aula Teledidattica – Polo Biomedico 14/2/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 16/6/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 20/7/2023 Aula Infolinguistica – Polo Alberti 12/9/2023 Aula Teledidattica – Polo Biomedico h 9,30 (presentarsi alle 9 per l’appello) modalità telematica – piattaforma esami su aulaweb

    FURTHER INFORMATION

    All the topics covered in class can be found in the ”aula web” slides.
    Any other, more in-depth material is mentioned at the end of the lesson and can be found in the “aula web” slides.
     https://www.aulaweb.unige.it

    For further explanations, Lecturers are available to arrange one-to-one meetings; students can contact them via e-mail or phone call.