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To offer the basic knowledge of human biology in an evolutionary perspective, underlying the molecular and cellular
processes shared by all living organisms.
To encourage students to critically evaluate experimental data by illustrating prime experiments of the past and
contemporary biology.
To describe the following processes: duplication, transmission, expression of the hereditary information; how changes arise
To describe the hierarchy of master genes involved in tooth development and their interactions.
To offer an updated information about the recombinant DNA technology and its applications to dentistry
To teach the genetic bases of inherited diseases and how to interpret their modes of transmission
To illustrate in particular various genetic conditions affecting dental health
The Darwinian vision of the living world. Unity in the variety of life. The molecular principles of evolution
Biological macromolecules. Hypotheses on life’s origin
Evolution of eukaryotic cells. From unicellular to multicellular organisms
Cell reproduction (Mitosis and Meiosis)
The informational flow: from DNA to RNA to peptides. The regulation of gene expression
Genomes plasticity and their changes. Mutational mechanisms, mutagens, DNS repair systems
Somatic mutations and cancer; mutations and ageing
Genetic determination of sex (Y and X chromosomes); normal human karyotype, examples of aneuploidies
Developmental biology; model organisms
Mendel’s laws about genetic transmission of characters; gene association and recombination
Medelian inheritance in men; selected examples of genetic diseases and their modes of inheritance
Post-mendelian genetics
Allelic and genotypic frequencies in populations (HW equilibrium)
| Reference books | |||||
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN | Note |
| Reece Urry Cain Wasserman Minorsky Jackson | Campbell Biologia e Genetica (Edizione 1) | Pearson | 2015 | 9788865189320 | |
Written test (multiple choice quizzes plus open questions) followed by an oral examination
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