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General Genetics
| Code: | BIOL2002 | Acronym: | BIOL2002 | Level: | 200 |
| Keywords | |
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| Classification | Keyword |
| OFICIAL | Biology |
Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S 
| Active? | Yes |
| Responsible unit: | Department of Biology |
| Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Chemistry |
Cycles of Study/Courses
| Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L:CC | 3 | study plan from 2021/22 | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
| 3 | |||||||
| L:F | 0 | Official Study Plan | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
| 3 | |||||||
| L:G | 13 | study plan from 2017/18 | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
| 3 | |||||||
| L:M | 2 | Official Study Plan | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
| 3 | |||||||
| L:Q | 5 | study plan from 2016/17 | 3 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
Teaching Staff - Responsibilities
| Teacher | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Luís Filipe Costa de Castro |
Teaching - Hours
| Theoretical classes: | 1,85 |
| Laboratory Practice: | 1,85 |
| Type | Teacher | Classes | Hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical classes | Totals | 1 | 1,85 |
| José Fernando Melo Ferreira | 1,308 | ||
| Luís Filipe Costa de Castro | 0,538 | ||
| Laboratory Practice | Totals | 1 | 1,85 |
| José Fernando Melo Ferreira | 1,231 | ||
| Luís Filipe Costa de Castro | 0,615 |
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking studentsObjectives
Learning of the main topics of genetics including patterns of inheritance and mendelian analysis, chromosome theory of inheritance, molecular genetics, population genetics and quantitative genetics, with particular focus on the application of the genetic tools and theoretical concepts.
Learning outcomes and competences
General skills in the understanding of the different fields of genetics and their applications.
Working method
PresencialProgram
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Introduction to the course. Main objectives. Historical revision on the main concepts and theories of heredity.
2.Cellular reproduction. Cell division: the chromosome. Mitosis. Meiosis.
3.Mendelism:Mendel's experiments; Monohybrid and dihybrid crosses. Mendel’s principles: dominant and recessive. Test cross. Reciprocal crosses.
4.Multiple alleles. Pedigrees analysis.
5.Gene interaction; changes in Mendelian ratios. Interaction between genes and alleles. Incomplete dominance, codominance. Multi-allelic systems. Pleiotropic genes; dominant and recessive epistasis. Regulatory genes. Penetrance and expressivity.
6.Linkage. Recombination. Recombination fraction and distance between genes. Linkage maps.
7. Chromosomal theory of heredity. Characteristics related to sex. Deviations from Mendel's proportions. Autosomes and sex chromosomes. Sex determination.
8.Karyotype and chromosome structure. Cytogenetics thechniques. Chromosome mutations Structural and numerical chromosome changes. Types of changes in chromosomal structure. Changes in number; aberrant euploidy; monoploids and polyploids. Aneuploidy.
9. Some techniques used in breeding. Hybrid lines; production monoploidy; amphidiploid and production of new species in plants; aloploidy hybrids by somatic hybridization.
10.Population genetics. Genetic polymorphism and gene frequencies. The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Changes in allelic frequencies: genetic drift, mutation, migration and selection. Inbreeding and assortative mating.
11. Molecular markers. Detection methods of genetic variability; types and use of molecular markers.
12.Genetic tools in the study of evolution. Phylogeny and molecular systematics. Study of populations and phylogeography.
13. Principles of quantitative genetics. Continuous and discrete features. Genotypes and phenotypic distribution. Reaction norm. Analysis of variances. Heritability of a trait. Molecular markers, QTL's. Selection differential and selection response Quantitative genetics.
Mandatory literature
Hartl Daniel L.; Genetics. ISBN: 9780763715113Griffiths Anthony J. F. 070; An introduction to genetic analysis. ISBN: 0-7167-2604-1
Complementary Bibliography
Daniel L. Hartl; Essential genetics. ISBN: 0-86720-883-XTeaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical classes and pratical classes for resolution of problems and rxercices
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final examAssessment Components
| designation | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| Exame | 100,00 |
| Total: | 100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| designation | Time (hours) |
|---|---|
| Frequência das aulas | 85,00 |
| Total: | 85,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Attendance of 2/3 of practical classes.
Calculation formula of final grade
Final Exam composed of a theorical test and a Theorico pratical teste practical test
Students could make the practical and theoretical part of the evaluation in two intercalar tests during the semester.
Classification improvement
at the time of appealObservations
This course is important for those who are not i course Biology. To understand the basic concepts of genetics as well as genetics in the flow of information from the cell and consequently in the transmission and control of the hereditary characteristics of the organism
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