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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

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module between the following
1 module between the following
6
B
ING-IND/25
1 module between the following

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module between the following
Training
3
F
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Final exam
36
E
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activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module between the following
Training
3
F
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Final exam
36
E
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Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
English B2 level
3
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Between the years: 1°- 2°

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Teaching code

4S008291

Coordinator

Marzia Rossato

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

  • Genomics of the course Master's degree in Agri-Food Biotechnology

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

BIO/18 - GENETICS

Period

I semestre dal Oct 1, 2020 al Jan 29, 2021.

Learning outcomes

The course will provide knowledge on the structure and functions of genomes for both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, including relevant organisms for biotransformations and the production of bio-compounds. The course will illustrate experimental methods for genome-sequencing analysis and annotation, including different metagenomic approaches necessary to characterize the composition of microorganisms involved in bioprocesses (natural or induced) and the genes underlying relevant functions.

Program

THE LESSONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN DUAL MODE.
ALL TEACHING MATERIALS AND LESSON RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE'S MOODLE PLATFORM.


Part 1. STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GENOMES
A) The anatomy of genomes
- Structural and genetic organization of prokaryotic genomes and eukaryotic organelles
- Structural and genetic organization of eukaryotic genomes
- Coding and non-coding genes
- Repeated elements
- Pseudogenes
- Bacterial and plant pan-genome
B) Methods for the structural analysis of genomes
- First generation sequencing
- Second generation sequencing methods
- Third generation sequencing methods
- Methods for generating physical and genetic maps
- Introduction to molecular markers and to methods for their analysis
- Sequencing based on linked-reads
C) Approaches for the study and assembly of genomes
- de-novo Assembly:
- hierarchical approach
- shot-gun approach
- hybrid approach
- Comparative analysis:
- reference-based assembly
- re-sequencing
D) Genome Projects
Students will actively carry out the analysis, presentation and discussion of original articles related to genome sequencing projects of organisms that constitute bioresources.

Part 2. FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GENOMES
A) The transcriptome
- Components of the transcriptome
- Classes and functions of long and small non-coding RNA
B) Methods for the analysis of transcriptome
- Transcriptome analysis by second-generation sequencing
- Transcriptome analysis by third generation sequencing
- Analysis of microRNAs (PCR-based methods and sequencing)
C) Annotation of genomes
- Ab initio gene prediction
- Annotation guided by experimental evidence
- Annotation based on synteny analysis
- Genomic browsers
- In-silico functional annotation

D) The epigenome
- DNA organization in the nucleus and chromatin structure
- Introduction to epigenetic markers (histone modifications and DNA methylation)
E) Methods for the analysis of the epigenome
- Chromatin conformation analysis
- Analysis of DNA-protein interaction
- Analysis of histone markers
- Methylation analysis

Part 3. METAGENOMICS
A) Methods for metagenomic analysis
- Sequence-based metagenomics vs functional metagenomics
- DNA barcodes and metabarcoding
- Metagenomics by Whole Genome Shot-gun sequencing
- Shot-gun metagenomics by HiC, linked-reads and long reads
- Meta-transcriptomics
B) Metagenomic projects
Students will actively analyze, present and discuss original articles related to metagenomic projects relevant for bioresources.

Part 4. EVOLUTION OF GENOMES
- The first genomes and evolution of complex genomes
- Mutations and DNA repair
- Gene duplication, gene families and gene conversion
- Chromosomal alterations and polyploidy
- Horizontal transfer to prokaryotes

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Brown Genomes 4 (Edizione 4) Taylor & Francis 2017 978-0-8153-4508-4

Examination Methods

The final exam includes the presentation of a scientific paper and a written exam (10 open questions) covering the course program. The written exam will last 2 hours.
The final vote will result from the sum of votes assigned to the paper presentation (max 3 points) and the vote of written exam (maximum 3 points for each question). Voting will be expressed in thirtieths.
It will be also possible to carry out the exam remotely. In this case, the article will be presented in a teleconference and the exame will be oral (via zoom).
The remote examination is guaranteed for all students who request it in the academic year 2020/21. at this aim, please get in touch via email: marzia.rossato@univ.it

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE