Unit GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY OF FOOD CROPS
- Course
- Economics and culture of human nutrition
- Study-unit Code
- A003107
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Luigi Russi
- Teachers
-
- Luigi Russi
- Hours
- 54 ore - Luigi Russi
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2023/24
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline della sicurezza e della valutazione degli alimenti
- Academic discipline
- AGR/07
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- English
- Contents
- Organization of the hereditary material. Structure and replication of the DNA. From DNA to proteins: from genotype to phenotype, the genetic code, transcription and translation. Genes and alleles. Encoding and regulating regions. Elements of epigenetics. Chromosomes, cell cycle and cell division. Mendelian genetics. Fundamentals of gene interaction, multiple alleles, X-linked traits, mutations. The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium of populations. Origin and evolution of crop plants. Crop plant biodiversity and the role of local varieties and landraces. Fundamentals of plant breeding. Genetic biotecnologies: present and future applications. Detecting GMO in food.
- Reference texts
- 1. Lorenzetti F, Ceccarelli S, Rosellini D, Veronesi F, Albertini E. Genetica agraria, Quinta edizione. 2023 - Patron Editore.
2. Lecture notes and other study materials provided by the lecturer and loaded in Unistudium. - Educational objectives
- Provide the student with the basic scientific knowledge and the application aspects of genetics and genetic biotechnology to understand phenomena involved in food production processes and nutrition. The genetic improvement applied to the most important agricultural species is addressed in order to have a historical and chronological view of what occurred in terms of genetic modification of food plant species: from ancient local varieties to improved varieties.
- Prerequisites
- None
- Teaching methods
- The course is organized in classroom lectures on subjects listed in the programme, exercises about given topics, with solutions of simple questions of genetics, and written tests based on closed, open or multiple choice answers.
- Other information
- 1. Period of lectures and exams: 18 September 2023 - 23 February 2024.
2. Attendance at class lectures and practicals is strongly advised.
3. The study material provided by the lecturer (slides, notes, scientific papers, etc.) is available to enrolled students on the UNISTUDIUM platform (www.unistudium.unipg.it) - Learning verification modality
- Ongoing tests will be scheduled for those who attend lessons regularly during the semester. The tests are not mandatory but will be evaluated for the final grade. For those who do not attend the lessons or do not take part in the tests, the final exam will be oral.
For information on support services for students with disabilities and/or DSA visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa - Extended program
- Lectures: Organization of the hereditary material. Structure and replication of the DNA. From DNA to proteins: from genotype to phenotype, the genetic code, transcription and translation. Genes and alleles. Encoding and regulating regions. Elements of epigenetics. Chromosomes, cell cycle and cell division (mitosis and meiosis). Mendelian genetics. Fundamentals of gene interaction, multiple alleles, mutations. The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium of populations. Origin and evolution of crop plants. Crop plant biodiversity and the role of local varieties and landraces. Fundamentals of plant breeding in inbreeding, outbreeding and clonally propagated species. Genetic biotecnologies: present and future applications. How GMOs are prepared. Detecting GMO in food. Practicals: Classroom exercises of genetics on the transmission of simple mendelian traits and on population genetics. DNA extraction.
- Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile