AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The module Forensic Genetics will provide the student a theoretical and practical knowledge of the Genetics application in forensic contexts. Starting from the foundation of Genetics and Population Genetics students will be made aware of the DNA profiling/typing principles at mitochondrial and nuclear level. Autosome and sex-chromosome-associate loci will be presented and explained. STR and SNP identification techniques will be presented focusing also in the New Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies. DNA databases will be presented and the student will be familiar with the interpretation and the presentation of genetic results in cases of human identification and paternity. A special section of the module will be dedicated to the molecular identification of animal and plant species. At the end of the module student will demonstrate competence and critical capacity to understand and apply DNA analysis in general and forensic contexts.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Per la parte zoologico alla fine delle lezioni lo studente:

-avrà acquisito i principali concetti relativi alla definizione di specie e di individuo nel contesto zoologico

-saprà consulatre le banche dati genetiche Genebank e BOLD (DNA e proteine)

-saprà fare una identificazione molecolare di specie partendo da sequenze nucleotidiche

-avrà chiari i limiti e le potenzialità dell'identificazione molecolare delle specie

-sarà a conoscenza delle tecniche di identificazione degli individui nelle specie di maggior interesse commerciale e di affezione

-saprà contestualizzare le analisi molecolari relative ad animali in funzione del cosao forense specifico

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

CAMILLA TETTAMANTI (President)

STEFANO VANIN (President)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

For lessons start and timetable go to the link: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/

Please check also this module Aulaweb page for timetable updates dependent on the sanitary and epidemic situation.

Class schedule

FORENSIC GENETICS