Sciences of Oral Morphologic I

Code:

1019

Acronym:

CMOI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biology

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://genetica-fmdup.pt.vu/
Responsible unit:	3.º Ciclo Doutoramentos
Course/CS Responsible:	Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DMDB	1	Dental Medicine PhD - Study Plan 2009/2010	1	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Provide skills to enable the identification and recognition of genetic features and / or their patterns of inheritance.
Provide knowledge to enable the investigation of issues related to dental medicine and orofacial genetics.

Program

1.Human genome organization.

2. Gene morphology. Structure of DNA and human gene expression.

3.Human genome instability. Mutations and polymorphisms.

4.Genetic mapping.

5.Genetic test of individuals and populations.

6.Craniofacial dismorphology.

7. Dental pulp cells - potential.

8. DNA collected from human teeth - applications.

9.Genetics - applied research in dental medicine.

Mandatory literature

Strachan T. Read AP. ; Human molecular genetics - Concepts and Applications. , Bios , 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

Interactive classroom seminars.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	24,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance by at least 75% of the seminars. 
 Presentation of the work requested by the teaching group.

Calculation formula of final grade

Minimum passing rating: 10 points
Maximum rating: 20 points