- Docente: Federica Facchin
- Credits: 1
- SSD: BIO/13
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Speech and Language Therapy (cod. 9080)
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from Oct 10, 2023 to Nov 10, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student should know: the organization and the main molecular mechanisms of eukariotic cells; the organization of genetic information, its transmission and expression; the reproduction of cells and organisms.
Course contents
EUKARYOTIC CELL
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Shape, size and structure of eukaryotic cells; plasma membrane: structure and permeability; the cytoplasm; the nucleus; ribosomes; the system of intracellular membranes: structure and function of smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus, the lysosome; mitochondria
GENETIC INFORMATION: EXPRESSION AND TRANSMISSION
The structure of DNA; the eukaryotic gene; gene expression information: DNA transcription, maturation of primary transcripts, the genetic code, translation; DNA replication; DNA and the transmission of monogenic characters.
CELL DIVISION
Cell cycle; mitosis and meiosis.
Readings/Bibliography
Suggested Books:
- Chimica, biochimica e biologia applicata
Massimo Stefani Niccolò Taddei
terza edizione
Zanichelli
- Elementi di biologia
Eldra P. Solomon, Charles E. Martin, Diana W. Martin
ottava edizione italiana
EdiSES
- Campbell Biologia e genetica
Lisa A. Urry - Michael L. Cain - Steven A. Wasserman - Peter V. Minorsky - Rebecca B. Orr - Neil A. Campbell
dodicesima edizione
Pearson • Con Pearson eText
- Elementi di biologia e genetica
David Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally Hacker
quinta edizione italiana (libro multimediale)
Zanichelli
- Elementi di biologia e genetica
Bonaldo P. et al.
prima edizione
EdiSES
Teaching methods
Lectures with ppt slides.
Assessment methods
Final oral examination of biology.
The student to pass the examination will be sufficient in all subjects of the course (biochemistry, biology and medical genetics).
The final score will be the average of the results obtained in the individual subjects of the course.
Teaching tools
Use of computer to show scientific videos and to present the lecture. Students will be provided with ppt slides (https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/federica.facchin2/).
Office hours
See the website of Federica Facchin
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.