Catalog Description
Chromosomes and genes, Mendelian inheritance, Modification of Mendelian inheritance, gene interaction, inheritance and environment, Sex determination. Sex linkage, sex-limited and sex-influenced characters, linkage and crossing-over, chromosome mapping, mutation, cytoplasmic inheritance and quantitative inheritance.
Topics will be deeply discussed in a student-centered manner using digitally- enriched activities: Genetic engineering, cancer genetics, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques, applications in human molecular genetics, OMICs analysis, in silico tools for Big Data integration, CRISPR-Cas technology and genome editing.

Course Objectives

1. Explain the different concepts of genetics in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
2. Determine how gene expression regulates protein production.
3. Create novel hypothesis on how our genome can contribute to solving real-life problems

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Identify cellular components and explain their structure, function, the modes of cells division and gametes formation.
2. Examine Mendelian patterns of inheritance and exception to the Mendelian models.
3. Discover novel genes by using Linkage disequilibrium; explain the main actors involved in the DNA replication, RNA translation and the regulation of gene expression.
4. Analyse transcription and the rules for protein production by categorizing the different molecular actors involved in the regulation of protein production.
5. Assess the impact of genetic variations and give them the correct meaning in terms of impact on the phenotype.
6. Create and organize oral and written reports on laboratory experiments and real-life situations; formulate hypothesis on the role of genetic factors in complex and multifactorial traits