Course: Basic Genetics

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Course title Basic Genetics
Course code KAZ/ZGE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jaklová Radka, MUDr.
  • Polendová Daniela, MUDr.
Course content
History of genetics and its division. Cell cycle and mitosis. Meiosis. Gameto-genesis in man and woman. Structure and function of DNA. Gene and transfer of genetic information. Mendel?s laws. Basic notions: genotype, fenotype, dominance, recessive, homozygote, heterozygote, types of heredity. Analysis of genealogical trees. Karyotype, structure of chromosome. Investigation methods in cytogenetics. Origin and types of chromosomal abberations, numeric chromosomal abberation, structural chromosomal aberration. Syndroms: Down, Edwards, Patau, cat cry, Klinefelter, XYY, Turner. Possibilities of prenatal diagnostics. Investigation methods in molecular genetics. Genetic engineering and possibility of treating hereditary disorders. Genetic counselling. Prenatal diagnostics and genetics. Hereditary disorders of metabolism, possibilities of treatment and filing. Influence og mutagenic factors in the environment and testing possibilities. Ecogenetics. Pharmacogenetics. Immunogenetics. Process of carcino-genesis: types of mutations in particular types of malignancies. Population genetics. Genetics and society.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching
  • Contact hours - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No particular prerequisites specified.
learning outcomes
Students will learn basic laws of genetics. They will recognize genetically conditioned diseases and disorders. They will be able to choose appropriate cytogenetic and molecular-genetic investigation methods.
teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Multimedia supported teaching
assessment methods
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Michalová, K. Úvod do lidské cytogenetiky. Brno, 1999.
  • Pritchard, D. - Korf, B. Základy lékařské genetiky. Praha: Galén,, 2007.
  • Snustad, D. - Simmons, M. Genetika. Brno: Nakladatelství Masarykovy univerzity, 2009.
  • Thomson and Thomson. Klinická genetika, 6. vydání. 2004. ISBN 80-7254-475-6.


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