Course: Human Variability and Adaptability 3

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Course title Human Variability and Adaptability 3
Course code KSA/LVA3
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Galeta Patrik, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Material basis of heredity (DNA) - DNA replication - Gene expression - Mendelian genetics - Types of inheritance - Mutation - Population genetics - Biotechnology

Learning activities and teaching methods
Group discussion, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Practicum
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 54 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to master the basics of general biology
to master the basic knowledge of human anatomy at the level of individual organs and systems
to generally describe the different levels of human variability
Skills
to understand professional anthropological literature in the Czech language
to understand professional anthropological literature in the English language
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe in detail the sources of human variability and interpret them in context
to characterize and explain basic concepts of human genetics (DNA, RNA, meiosis, translation, transcription, etc.)
to describe types of heredity (autosomal, gonosomal, recessive, dominant)
to characterize the principles of basic genetic biotechnologies (PCR, CRISPR, gene therapy)
Skills
to practically present a selected topic from human genetics and ontogenesis and its social context
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Textual studies
Group discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Practicum
Group discussion
Students' portfolio
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Group discussion
Self-study of literature
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Test
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Written exam
Competences
Written exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Biologie pro psychology a pedagogy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-924-0.
  • Buněčné základy životních dějů. 1. vyd. Praha : Scientia, 1998. ISBN 80-7183-109-3.
  • Brdička, Radim. Lidský genom na rozhraní tisíciletí. Praha : Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0118-9.
  • Crawford, M. H. (Ed.). Anthropological genetics: theory, methods and applications. Cambridge University Press., 2007.
  • HATINA, J. - SYKES, B. Lékařská genetika - problémy a přístupy. Academia Praha, 1999.
  • Chiras, Daniel D. Human biology. Burlington [Massachusetts] : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2015. ISBN 978-1-284-02770-9.
  • Nečas, Oldřich. Obecná biologie pro lékařské fakulty. 3. přeprac. vyd. Praha : H & H, 2000. ISBN 80-86022-46-3.
  • ŠMARDA, J. Člověk v proudu dědičnosti, geny v lidském zdraví a nemoci. Praha, 1999.
  • Yashon, Ronnee K.; Cummings, Michael R. Human genetics and society. Belmont : Brooks/Cole, 2012. ISBN 978-0-538-73321-2.


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