Unit FUNDAMENTALS OF VETERINARY MOLECULAR GENETICS
- Course
- Biotechnology
- Study-unit Code
- A001794
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Stefano Capomaccio
- Teachers
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- Stefano Capomaccio
- Hours
- 47 ore - Stefano Capomaccio
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- AGR/17
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian / English
- Reference texts
- Personal notes and Keynotes from the teacher available in Unistudium
Optionally: Genomi 4 "T.A. Brown", Edises.
Genetica Animale, Applicazioni Zootecniche e Veterinarie "G. Pagnacco" Casa Editrice Ambrosiana. - Educational objectives
- Il corso ha l’obiettivo d’illustrare la teoria della genetica molecolare e le principali applicazioni agli animali di interesse veterinario.
Si propone come risultato di apprendimento il raggiungimento dell’indipendenza da parte dello studente nella valutazione di tecniche e indagini molecolari applicate agli animali domestici. - Prerequisites
- Background general biology and genetics.
- Teaching methods
- Lectures and laboratory exercises (wet and dry)
- Other information
- Learning verification modality
- Evaluation is carried out through an oral exam. A typical exam consists in a 30 minutes interview aiming to assess knowledge level and understanding capabilities on theoretical and methodological contents acquired by the student. The oral exam will also test the student communication skills, lexical congruence and consistency when presenting enquired topics.
- Extended program
- Genome organization and functioning: functional units in complex genomes, transcription and gene expression, mobile genetic elements, epigenetic signals;
Recombinant DNA: manipulation of genetic material, mapping (genetic and physical maps), molecular markers;
New data: Next generation sequencing, assembly of contiguous DNA sequences, interpretation of a genomic sequence; SNP chips and their applications.