Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
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| I sem. | Oct 2, 2017 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| II sem. | Mar 1, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Session | From | To |
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| Sessione invernale d'esame | Feb 1, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Sessione estiva d'esame | Jun 18, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Sessione autunnale d'esame | Sep 3, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione di laurea estiva | Jul 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Sessione autunnale | Nov 21, 2018 | Nov 21, 2018 |
| Sessione di laurea invernale | Mar 13, 2019 | Mar 13, 2019 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas break | Dec 22, 2017 | Jan 7, 2018 |
| Easter break | Mar 30, 2018 | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Patron Saint Day | May 21, 2018 | May 21, 2018 |
| VACANZE ESTIVE | Aug 6, 2018 | Aug 19, 2018 |
Exam calendar
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Academic staff
maurizio.boscaini@univr.it
Pintossi Chiara
chiara.pintossi@univr.it
Vallini Giovanni
giovanni.vallini@univr.it
045 802 7098; studio dottorandi: 045 802 7095
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Genetics (2018/2019)
Teaching code
4S00278
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- Genetics of the course Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/18 - GENETICS
Period
I semestre dal Oct 1, 2018 al Jan 31, 2019.
Learning outcomes
The course provides knowledge on the organization of genetic material, transmission and recombination of hereditary characteristics, the aberrations of chromosomes and genes, the dynamics of genes in populations. It also introduces genetic evidence of carcinogenesis and a number of major diseases, and the differences between genetically modified organisms and "natural" ones
Knowledge and understanding: Students will acquire the basic concepts related to how to access structured information of genomic and biological type, and methods for their processing and communication; the models and biomolecular technologies of fundamental use, and foundations of the genetics of animal and plant organisms
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Students will be able to understand the genetic basis of life; to take advanced biotechnological and bioinformatics courses, also of a master's degree.
Program
GENETICS AND THE ORGANISM
The genes as determinants of the intrinsic properties of a species - Genetic variability - Methodologies used in genetics - Model organisms - Genes , environment and the organism
PROFILES OF INHERITANCE
Autosomal - Sex chromosomes and sex-linked inheritance – Cytoplasmic heredity
THE FOUNDATIONS OF CHROMOSOME LEGACY
The historical development of the chromosome theory - The nature of the chromosomes - Mitosis and Meiosis - The behavior of chromosomes and the pattern of inheritance in eukaryotes - The chromosomes of the organelles
THE RECOMBINATION AND MAPS OF ASSOCIATION
Pattern of inheritance of genes associated - Recombination - maps Association - The chi-square
THE GENETICS OF VIRUSES AND BACTERIA
THE bacterial conjugation - The transformation of bacteria - Genetics of batetriofagi - Transduction
FROM GENE TO Phenotype
Genes and gene products - Interactions between alleles of a gene - gene - protein interactions
STRUCTURE AND DNA REPLICATION
The structure of DNA - The semi-conservative replication
RNA AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
RNA - Transcription - splicing - gene - protein colinearity - The Genetic Code - Translation
REGULATION OF GENE TRANSCRIPTION
The gene regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
THE DYNAMIC GENOME : transposable elements
Transposable elements in prokaryotes - The transposable elements in eukaryotes
MUTATION , REPAIR AND recombinations
Point mutations - Biological mechanisms of repair - The meiotic crossing-over - Changes in the number of chromosomes - Changes in chromosome structure
QUANTITATIVE GENETICS
The genes and quantitative trait - Quantifying heritability - Localization of genes
EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS
Variability and divergence among populations - Speciation - The origin of new genes
THE POPULATION GENETICS
The genetic variability - Effects of sexual reproduction variability - The sources of variability - The selection
THE GENETICS OF CANCER
Epidemiology of cancer and genetic evidence of carcinogenesis. Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes . The clonal evolution of tumors
THE GENETIC DISEASE
Mendelian diseases , multifactorial , with no single gene with Mendelian transmission , mitochondrial
THE GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
What are GMOs and what are the bodies 'natural'
Recommended text books and slides of the course are available on http://profs.scienze.univr.it/delledonne/Lessons/index.html
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Kulkarni and Pfeifer | Clinical Genomics (Edizione 1) | elsevier | 2015 | 978-0-12-404748-8 | |
| Benjamin A. Pierce | Genetica (Edizione 2) | zanichelli | 2016 | 978-88-08-52116-3 |
Examination Methods
written, open questions . Voting in thirthy
Type D and Type F activities
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Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
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Graduation
List of thesis proposals
| theses proposals | Research area |
|---|---|
| Studio delle proprietà di luminescenza di lantanidi in matrici proteiche | Synthetic Chemistry and Materials: Materials synthesis, structure-properties relations, functional and advanced materials, molecular architecture, organic chemistry - Colloid chemistry |
| Multifunctional organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials for applications in Biotechnology and Green Chemistry | Synthetic Chemistry and Materials: Materials synthesis, structure-properties relations, functional and advanced materials, molecular architecture, organic chemistry - New materials: oxides, alloys, composite, organic-inorganic hybrid, nanoparticles |
| Dinamiche della metilazione del DNA e loro contributo durante il processo di maturazione della bacca di vite. | Various topics |
| Il problema della donazione degli organi | Various topics |
| Risposte trascrittomiche a sollecitazioni ambientali in vite | Various topics |
| Studio delle basi genomico-funzionali del processo di embriogenesi somatica in vite | Various topics |
Attendance modes and venues
As stated in the Didactic Regulations, there is no generalised obligation of attendance. Individual lecturers are, however, free to require a minimum number of hours of attendance for eligibilitỳ for the profit exam of the teaching they teach. In such cases, attendance of teaching activities is monitored in accordance with procedures communicated in advance to students.
Part-time enrolment is permitted. Find out more on the Part-time enrolment possibilities page.
The course's teaching activities take place in the Science and Engineering area, which is composed of the buildings of Ca‘ Vignal 1, Ca’ Vignal 2, Ca' Vignal 3 and Piramide, located in the Borgo Roma cluster, and Villa Lebrecht and Villa Eugenia located in the San Floriano di Valpolicella cluster.
Lectures are held in the classrooms of Ca‘ Vignal 1, Ca’ Vignal 2 and Ca' Vignal 3, while practical exercises take place in the teaching laboratories dedicated to the various activities.
