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Learning outcomes |
In this Course Unit it is intended that the student attain general knowledge about contemporary genetics, from Mendelian genetics to recombinant DNA, with emphasis on the structure and function of the genome, chromosomes and genes, mutation and biological variation, recombination, and selection.
At the end of this Course Unit, students should be able to:
-Describe the organization of genomes and genes, prokaryotic and eukaryotic, as well as the different forms of regulation of gene expression;
-Distinguish the different types of gene mutation and describe the repair mechanisms;
- Explain how a karyotype analysis can be used to identify chromosomal mutations;
- Describe the fundamental concepts of Mendelian Genetics;
-Report the processes involved in the transmission of hereditary characteristics and know how to discuss them;
-Fundament and execute some of the laboratory techniques of DNA isolation and manipulation.
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