Code: | B370 | Acronym: | B370 |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Biology |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Biology |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Biology |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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L:B | 106 | Plano de estudos a partir de 2008 | 3 | - | 7,5 | 60 | 202,5 |
To provide students with basic knowledge on human origins and evolution and with a conceptual background allowing them to understand current patterns of genetic and biological diversity in human populations. Students will be introduced to a variety of analytical tools in anthropological research
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THEORETICAL CLASSES 1. Primates: 1.1. Characteristics 1.2. Diversity 1.3. Classification 2. Human Evolution 2.1. Fossil evidence 2.2 Molecular evidence 3. Biological diversity in human contemporaneous populations 3.1. Diversity in ecological context 3.2. Morphological diversity 3.3. Genetic diversity PRACTICAL CLASSES 1. Human osteology 1.1. Anatomy 1.2. Craniometry 2. Phylogenetic inference trough molecular analysis 2.1. Type of data 2.2. Clustering methods 3. Genetic diversity in human populations 3.1. Mendelian polymorphisms 3.2. Quantifying genetic differentiation between human populations
Theoretical classes: expositive lectures interspersed with periods of open discussion Practical classes: participated through the organization of problem solving teams
Description | Type | Time (hours) | Weight (%) | End date |
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Exame | 3,00 | 100,00 | ||
Total: | - | 100,00 |
Description | Type | Time (hours) | End date |
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Frequência das aulas | 60 | ||
Total: | 60,00 |
Students must attend 2/3 of the practical classes
Final examination comprising a theoretical part (12 points) and a theoretical/practical part (8 points)
RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY CAVALLI-SFORZA, L,F; MENOZZI, P; PIAZZA, A (1994) The history and geography of human genes. Princeton University Press. COOPER ND, KEHRER-SAWATZKI H (eds) (2008) Handbook of Human Molecular Evolution. John Wiley & Sons. HARRISON, GA, TANNER JM, PILBEAM DR, BAKER PT (1999) Human Biology. An introduction to human evolution, variation, growth, and adaptability. Oxford University Press JOBLING MA, HURLES ME, TYLER-SMITH C (2004) Human evolutionary genetics. Origin, people and disease. Garland Science JONES, S; MARTIN, R; PILBEAN, D (eds) (1992)The Cambridge encyclopedia of human evolution. Cambridge University Press LEWIN R (1993) The origin of modern humans. Scientific American Library. LI, WH; GRAUER, D (1991) Fundamentals of molecular evolution. Sinauer Associates, Inc. RELETHFORD JH (2003) The human species. An introdution to Biological Anthropology. McGraw-Hill Companies TATTERSALL I (1998) Becoming Human. Oxford University Press