Genetic of Sport

Code:

PDCD032

Acronym:

CDDGCM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Sports Sciences

Instance: 2022/2023 - SP

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sport Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDCD	0	Plano em vigor a partir de 2009	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

1. Clear understanding of the importance of genetic research applied to sport.


2. Have a precise and sound knowledge of formal and molecular genetics.


3. Have an accurate understanding of processes involved in top-down and down-up methodologies as applied to sport genetics.


4. Know, well, the fundamental aspects of research design as implied in the five steps of Genetic Epidemiology.


5. Have a precise knowledge of the main studies and principal results from different classes of performance phenotypes.


6. Recognize essential aspects of current research of genetics applied to high-level sport.


7. Identify with contemporary ethical issues from genetic research applied to sport.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Basics of genetics
   1.1. Individual differences and the role of genetics in response to exercise and sport
   1.2. DNA, RNA and proteins
   1.3. Transcription, translation and the genetic code
   1.4. Moving genetic variation to the next generation
   1.5. Heritability and the basics of genetic variation
2. Research design and methods
   2.1. Basic skills for genetic research applied to sport
   2.2. Issues in study design and analysis
   2.3. Basic laboratory methods in genetics
3. Current findings and extensions of genetic research
   3.1. Genetics of metabolic rate and physical activity
   3.2. Genetics of body size, body fat and physique
   3.3. Genetics of performance
   3.4. Genes and high-level performance
   3.5. Ethical challenges in genetics and society

Mandatory literature

Bouchard Claude; Genetics of fitness and physical performance. ISBN: 0-87322-951-7
Bouchard C, Hoffman EP; Genetic and molecular aspects of sports performance, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
de Vilhena E Santos DM, Katzmarzyk PT, Seabra AF, Maia JA.; Genetics of physical activity and inactivity in human, Behav Genet, 2012 (Mar 17)
Maia J; Genética e as Práticas Desportivo-Motoras, FCDEF, 2000
Maia JAR, Thomis M, Beunen G; Genetic factors in physical activity levels: a twin study, Am J Prev Med., 2002 (23, 2S: 87-91)
Pescatello LS, Roth SM; Exercise genomics, Humana Press, 2011
Plomin R, DeFries JC, Craig IW, McGuffin P; Behavioral genetics in the postgenomic era., 2003
Regateiro FJ; Manual de genética médica, Imprensa da U Coimbra, 2007
Roth Stephen M.; Genetics primer for exercise science and health

Teaching methods and learning activities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	65,00
Frequência das aulas	70,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

It is mandatory to be present in at least 75% of all classes

Calculation formula of final grade