ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 1 Expository Class: 36 Interactive Classroom: 17 Total: 54
Use languages Spanish (100%)
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
Areas: Genetics
Center Faculty of Biology
Call: First Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable
Development of the ability to develop simple genetic hypotheses. Deduction of the different modes of inheritance of genes. Introduction to the knowledge of the dynamics of genes in natural populations. Basic knowledge of gene function. Resolution of practical cases. Acquisition of skills in the search and handling of scientific information
THEORETICAL CLASS PROGRAM (36 H)
TOPIC 1: IDENTIFICATION OF THE HEREDITARY MATERIAL AND PROPERTIES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS (4 H)
TOPIC 2: THE ORGANIZATION OF DNA IN CHROMOSOMES (4 H)
TOPIC 3: DNA REPLICATION. I. PROKARYOTES (3 H)
TOPIC 4: DNA REPLICATION. II. EUKARYOTES (2.5 H)
TOPIC 5: DNA TRANSCRIPTION (6 H)
TOPIC 6: THE GENETIC CODE (2.5 H)
TOPIC 7: LAWS OF INHERITANCE: MENDELISM (4 H)
TOPIC 8: CHROMOSOMAL BASIS OF INHERITANCE AND SEX-LINKAGE (3 H)
TOPIC 9: LINKAGE AND RECOMBINATION (3 H)
TOPIC 10: QUANTITATIVE GENETICS (4 H)
INVERTED CLASSROOM (5 H)
TOPIC 11: INHERITANCE OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
SEMINAR PROGRAM (12 H)
Resolution of questions and problems related to the contents given in the theoretical classes.
SEMINAR 1: IDENTIFICATION OF HEREDITARY MATERIAL AND PROPERTIES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS (1 H)
SEMINAR 2: PROPERTIES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND ORGANIZATION OF DNA IN CHROMOSOMES (1 H)
SEMINAR 3: DNA REPLICATION IN PROKARYOTES AND EUKARYOTES (1 H)
SEMINAR 4: DNA TRANSCRIPTION (1 H)
SEMINAR 5: DNA TRANSCRIPTION AND GENETIC CODE (1 H)
SEMINAR 6: LAWS OF INHERITANCE: MENDELISM (1 H)
SEMINAR 7: LAWS OF INHERITANCE: MENDELISM (1 H)
SEMINAR 8: CHROMOSOME BASIS OF INHERITANCE AND SEX-LINKAGE (1 H)
SEMINAR 9: LINKAGE AND RECOMBINATION (1 H)
SEMINAR 10: LINKAGE AND RECOMBINATION (1 H)
SEMINAR 11: QUANTITATIVE GENETICS (1 H)
SEMINAR 12: QUANTITATIVE GENETICS (1 H)
PRACTICAL PROGRAM (5 H)
Analysis of the inheritance of morphological characters in maize and elaboration of human karyotypes.These two practices will be carried out in two sessions and will last 2.5 hours each.
TUTORIAL PROGRAM (1 H)
The fundamental axes of the programming of the subject will be explained, the recommendations will be provided to organize its study more effectively and the doubts that the student may have in relation to it will be resolved.
EXAM AND QUESTIONNAIRES (3 H)
Final written exam on all the contents developed in the theoretical classes, the seminars and the inverted classroom. Two test-type questionnaires, throughout the course, on part of the contents developed in the lectures and the corresponding seminars.
All the contents will be developed in person, with the exception of those included in the inverted classroom, which will be blended.
BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Benito, C. y Espino, F.J. eds., 2013. Genética: conceptos esenciales. Madrid: Editorial Médica Panamericana.
• Griffiths, A.J.F., Wessler, S.R., Lewontin, R.C., y Carroll, S.B., 2008. Genética. 9ª ed. Madrid: McGraw-Hill Interamericana.
• Klug, W.S., Cummings, M.R., Spencer, C.A., y Palladino, M.A., 2013. Conceptos de genética. 10ª ed. Madrid: Pearson Educación.
• Krebs, J.E., Goldstein, E.S., y Kilpatrick, S.T., 2012. Lewin Genes: fundamentos. 2ª ed. Buenos Aires: Editorial Médica Panamericana.
• Pierce, B.A., 2015. Genética: un enfoque conceptual. 5ª ed. Madrid: Médica Panamericana.
• Pierce, B.A., 2020. Genetics: a conceptual approach. 7th ed. New York: Freeman and Company
The students will have access to the platform of the Editorial Médica Panamericana where they will be able to consult the following texts openly: Benito, C. and Espino, J. 2012. Genetics: essential concepts and Pierce, B.A., 2015, Genetics: a conceptual approach. Likewise, the electronic version of the book Klug, W.S. et al. 2013. Concepts of Genetics.
Access to the electronic manuals will be made through reBUSCa electronic resources of the USC of the University Library.
COMPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY:
The Genetics texts recommended in the Basic Bibliography include questions and problems in each of their chapters. Below is a list of some specific books, with solved collections of exercises and Genetics problems:
• Benito Jiménez, C., 2002. 360 problemas de genética: resueltos paso a paso. Madrid: Síntesis.
• Benito Jiménez, C., 2015, 141 problemas de genética: resueltos paso a paso. Madrid: Síntesis.
• Rubio, J. et al. eds., 1982. Problemas de genética. Madrid: Akal.
• Elrod, S., Stansfield, W., 2010. Schaum's Outline of Genetics, Fifth Edition. New York. McGraw-Hill.
Basic and General
They are those that appear in the memory of the degree.
Transverse
CT1 - Ability to search, process, analyze and synthesize information from various sources.
CT2 - Capacity for reasoning, argumentation and critical thinking.
CT3 - Ability to work in a group and address problem situations collectively.
CT4 - Ability to prepare and present an organized and understandable text.
CT6 - Ability to adequately reflect the sources of information used.
CT7 - Ability to apply ICTs in the field of Biology.
CT8 - Ability to solve problems through the integrated application of their knowledge, promoting initiative and creativity.
CT9 - Ability to organize and plan work.
CT10 - Ability to interpret experimental results.
Specific
CE3 - Knowlegde and know how to apply instrumental techniques, and design work protocols in the laboratory and in the field, applying regulations and appropriate techniques related to safety, hygiene, waste management and quality.
CE4 - Know the origin of life, the mechanisms of heredity and its evolution.
CE7 - Know the structure of biomolecules, their physicochemical properties and relate it to their functions, integrating the different levels of organization of living beings.
CE8 - Understand the principles of bioenergetics and biosignalling, and know the main metabolic pathways and their regulation, as well as the flow of genetic and biochemical information in living beings.
CE9 - Know and understand the structure and function of viruses, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
CE11 - Understand and integrate the functioning and regulation of the main physiological processes of living beings as well as their interaction with the biotic and abiotic environment.
• Theoretical classes
In-person master classes, where the teacher will explain the concepts of the subject with the support of audiovisual and computer media. The students will have the PowerPoint presentations for each of the topics of the theoretical program in the Virtual Campus, prior to their explanation in class. Non-compulsory attendance.
• Inverted classroom
The teaching of topic 11 will be carried out following the inverted classroom model. Students will search for, process, and analyze information about the characteristics and inheritance of mitochondrial DNA autonomously and not in person. Students will be able to clarify doubts during in person tutoring hours. If necessary, the USC corporate software telematic tool (synchronous) Microsoft Teams will be used. Non-compulsory attendance.
• Seminars
In-person sessions and in small groups. The teacher will provide, through the virtual Campus and with sufficient notice, bulletins with questions and unresolved problems related to the different topics of the program. The students will try to solve the bulletins before the sessions and autonomously in order to gauge their progress on the subject. In the Seminars, the teacher will address the doubts raised by the students. Non-compulsory attendance.
• Practices
Two activities will be carried out in the practice session. The first will consist of the analysis of the inheritance of morphological characters in maize and the second in the analysis of human karyotypes with different chromosomal mutations. In relation to the first activity, students must collect data and analyze them to develop a hypothesis about the mode of inheritance of the character being analyzed. As for the second activity, the students will make at least one karyotype.
The students will elaborate a memory of practices in which they must collect the activity carried out, as well as answer questions raised by the teacher. Non-compulsory attendance.
• Tutorial
Detailed information will be provided on the programming of the subject (objectives, lecture program, seminars, practices, evaluation system, etc.) and the Teaching Guide will be published on the Virtual Campus. Non-compulsory attendance.
• Exam and Questionnaires
The final written exam will evaluate the level of knowledge reached by the student during the whole course on the contents developed in the theoretical classes, seminars and inverted classroom. During the course, two test questionnaires will be carried out on the contents developed in the theoretical classes and seminars to evaluate the progress of students in the subject. Final exam of compulsory attendance.
• Office Tutorials
Students will be able to clarify doubts during in person tutoring hours (6 hours a week), which will be announced at the beginning of the course, by appointment via email. If necessary, the USC corporate software telematic tool (synchronous) Microsoft Teams will be used. Students' doubts will not be addressed through email, as it is an inappropriate tool for this purpose. Non-compulsory attendance.
The final score will be a weighted average of the qualifications obtained by the students in the evaluable teaching activities according to the following scale:
-Final exam of the theory (written and in person), complementary to continuous assessment. Test-type and/or questions that will require answers of variable length, about contents given in theoretical classes, seminars and inverted classroom. Maximum score of 10 points.
70% final score. Mandatory evaluable activity.
-Questionnaires: Two test-type written and in-person questionnaires will be carried out throughout the course. Each questionnaire will include the theory topics and the corresnponding seminars that will be promptly indicated by the teacher.
20% final score. Non-mandatory evaluable activity
-Practices: The evaluation of this activity will be based on attendance and participation and the delivery of a practice report.
10% final score. Non-mandatory evaluable activity.
Competencies: They will be evaluated according to the following scheme:
- Examination and Questionnaires: CT1, CT2, CT6, CT8, CT10, CE4, CE7, CE8, CE9, CE11, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, CB1, CB2, CB3, CB5.
- Practices: CT2, CT3, CT4, CT8, CT9, CT10, CE3, CE4, CG1, CG2, CG3, CB2, CB3, CB5.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
SCALE: To pass the subject, a minimum score of 5.0 points (scale from 0 to 10) must be obtained in the final exam of the theory. Qualifications obtained in the questionnaires and practices will be computed as long as the final exam has been passed.
EXPOSITIVE CLASSES: Non-compulsory attendance.
SEMINARS: Non-compulsory attendance.
PRACTICES: Non-compulsory attendance.
It is recommended to carry out the cuestionnaires and the practices to pass the subject, although they are non-mandatory evaluable activities.
SECOND CHANCE CALL
The qualifications of the questionnaires and the practices obtained in the first opportunity will be maintained. The final theoretical exam must be carried out and the same scale as at first opportunity will be maintained.
EXAM AND QUESTIONNARIES DATES
Final exams will not be held on alternative dates to the official ones. Likewise, questionnaires will not be carried out on alternative dates to those scheduled.
GROUP CHANGES
In the Seminars and Practices, group changes may be made whenever there is another student from another group with whom to change. These changes must be previously requested by e-mail to the teacher responsible for the activity, who must authorize them.
REPEAT STUDENTS:
It is not necessary to repeat the practices and this part of the note will be maintained, as long as they are the same. In case of change in the content of the Practices, at the beginning of the course, students will be informed through the Virtual Campus so that those repeaters who want to have these qualifications know that they must carry them out.
The qualifications of the questionnaires and exams obtained in previous calls will not be valid.
REPEAT STUDENTS OF THE EXTINGUISHED STUDY PLAN
Since the study plan to which the subject studied by repeating students corresponds expired in the 2020-2021 academic year, these students will be evaluated only by the compulsory in person written final exam, with a scale of 100% of the qualification.
PRESENTIAL HOURS (57 H):
36 hours theoretical classes
5 hours of laboratory practice
12 hours of seminars
1 hour of in group tutorials
3 hours of examination
NO PRESENTIAL HOURS (93 H):
60 hours individual study
28 hours problem solving and other tasks
5 hours bibliographic review
TOTAL VOLUME OF WORK:
57 presential hours and 93 h non-presential hours = 150 total hours.
• Attend all activities and ask questions that may arise.
• Make problem and question bulletins once the theory of each topic has been completed.
• Use the office tutorials and/or on-line tutorials (MS-temas) to resolve any question on the subject.
• Consult sources of scientific information (databases, books, magazines, web pages, etc.) that will enrich the perspective and casuistry treated during the development of the classes.
• Continuous study based on the understanding of concepts.
• A virtual classroom will be operational on the Moodle platform available to students and direct communication channels through MS-teams, throughout the course.
• In cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the provisions of the regulations for evaluating the academic performance of students and the review of qualifications will apply.
• The recording of the classes and the distribution of the material provided in the teaching of the subject (PowerPoint presentations; bulletins of questions and problems, etc.) to third parties, by whatever means, is prohibited.
Ana Maria Viñas Diaz
- Department
- Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
- Area
- Genetics
- Phone
- 881816918
- anamaria.vinas [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Jose Carlos Zapata Babio
Coordinador/a- Department
- Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
- Area
- Genetics
- Phone
- 881816922
- c.zapata [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Diego Robledo Sanchez
- Department
- Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
- Area
- Genetics
- diego.robledo.sanchez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Invest. Distinguido/a_GAIN
Raquel Rodriguez Vazquez
- Department
- Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
- Area
- Genetics
- raquelrodriguez.vazquez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Xunta Post-doctoral Contract
Daniel Garcia Souto
- Department
- Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
- Area
- Genetics
- Category
- Xunta Post-doctoral Contract
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