Forensic Genetics

Code:

BIOL4034

Acronym:

BIOL4034

Level:

400

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biology

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Biology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
E:BBC	0	PE_Bioinformatics and Computational Biology	1	-	6	42	162
M:BBC	4	The study plan since 2018	2	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To understand the use of genetics in forensics.
To master the communication of information between the court and the experts.
To understand and evaluate the ethical and professional deontology in forensic expertise.

Learning outcomes and competences

understanding of  the use of genetics in forensics.
mastering the communication of information between the court and the experts.
understanding and critical evaluation of the ethical and professional deontology in forensic expertise

Working method

Presencial

Program

Framework and definition.
Quantification of genetic diversity: indices, per locus analysis; extension to various loci
Kinship analyses: Identity, paternity, monozygosity, population assignment
Formal, technical and statistical issues
Silent genes and mutation
Genetic systems in forensics; choice and validation
Quality control
Genetic databases.
Ethics and professional deontology.

Mandatory literature

Amorim A, Budowle B; Handbook of forensic genetics : biodiversity and heredity in civil and criminal investigation, World Scientific, 2016. ISBN: 9781786340771
Butler JM; Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology , Academic Press, 2011
Goodwin W, Linacre A, Hadi S (2007) ; An Introduction to Forensic Genetics, John Wiley & Sons, 2007
John Marshall Butler; Advanced topics in forensic DNA typing. ISBN: 978-0-12-405213-0

Comments from the literature

http://lgb.unige.ch/arlequin/ 
http://dna-view.com/ 
https://familias.no/english/
http://www.isfg.org/ 
http://www.cstl.nist.gov/biotech/strbase/ 
https://ghep-isfg.org/

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and non-laboratorial practical sessions

keywords

Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Biology > Genetics

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	120,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance to and participation in practical sessions

Calculation formula of final grade

non applicable

Examinations or Special Assignments

Simulation of a kinship genetic test

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

not applicable

Classification improvement

not applicable

Observations

Portuguese and English used in teaching materials and lecturing
Coordinating Professor: Antonio Amorim