- Docente: Donata Luiselli
- Credits: 3
- SSD: BIO/08
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Health Biology (cod. 8023)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student has the basic knowledge on molecular anthropology and human genome diversity. In particular, the student is able to analyze the most important genetic polymorphisms used in the forensic field, to understand the differences between uniparental and autosomal markers and to select the more appropriate statistical analyses of the genetic data.
Course contents
- Molecular Anthropology and Forensic Genetics, two different but complementary disciplines
- Genetic polymorphisms: classical and molecular markers
- Molecular techniques for anthropological and forensic genetics
- Lineage markers (Y chromosome and mt DNA): use in forensic and population genetics
- Ancestry informative markers (AIMs) and phenotypic traits (skin color, eyes .....)
- Statistical analysis and Databases used in Molecular Anthropology and Forensic Genetics
Readings/Bibliography
D. Caramelli- Antropologia molecolare -Firenze University
Press
A. Tagliabracci -Introduzione alla genetica forense -Springer
Teaching methods
Lectures and laboratories
Assessment methods
Written/oral examination within regular sessions.
Teaching tools
overhead, pc, laboratory
Office hours
See the website of Donata Luiselli