ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
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
- Know the structure of DNA, chromosomes and types of DNA sequences
- Know how to describe the processes of DNA replication and transcription
- Know the genetic code and the translation process
- Know and apply the laws of Mendel and its extensions
- Know how to explain the importance of environmental factors in the inheritance
- Know the characteristics of the extranuclear inheritance
- Know how to describe the processes of linkage and recombination and apply this knowledge in the preparation of maps.
THEORETICAL CLASS PROGRAM (35 H)
Presentation of the subject (1 H)
TOPIC 1: IDENTIFICATION OF THE HEREDITARY MATERIAL AND PROPERTIES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS (3 H)
TOPIC 2: THE ORGANIZATION OF DNA IN CHROMOSOMES (2.5 H)
TOPIC 3: THE ORGANIZATION OF DNA SEQUENCES IN GENOMES (2.5 H)
TOPIC 4: DNA REPLICATION. I. PROKARYOTES (3 H)
TOPIC 5: DNA REPLICATION. II. EUKARYOTES (2 H)
TOPIC 6: DNA TRANSCRIPTION (4 H)
TOPIC 7: THE GENETIC CODE (2 H)
TOPIC 8: MENDELIAN LAWS OF INHERITANCE (4 H)
TOPIC 9: CHROMOSOMAL BASIS OF INHERITANCE AND SEX LINKAGE (2.5 H)
TOPIC 10: LINKAGE AND RECOMBINATION (3 H)
TOPIC 11: QUANTITATIVE GENETICS (3.5 H)
TOPIC 12: EXTRANUCLEAR INHERITANCE (2 H)
SEMINARS (10 H)
The students will have in advance bulletins with questions and problems about the content of the subject in the Virtual Campus, that they must solve. In the seminar the doubts raised by the students will be addressed.
PRACTICAL PROGRAM (3 H)
DNA extraction with commercial kit.
Scenarios 1 and 2:
Maintaining the safety distance is essential; mainly in wet laboratories. For this reason, the practice groups must be divided to adjust to the reduced capacity of the laboratory, to follow this basic rule. In order to apply an expansion of the number of groups (with the consequent reduction in the number of students per group), the practice will consist of 1 face-to-face session of 1.5 hours and 1.5 hours of non-contact work (before and after ) of the session. Students must carry out an experimental test, collect the results obtained and analyze them appropriately to answer the questions posed in the practical script.
General rule: The use of a mask and the maintenance of the safety distance will be mandatory.
Scenario 3:
In the event of a change in the situation and of the rules imposed by the authorities, the face-to-face part of the practice, as far as possible, will be transformed into virtual classes, through presentations, videos or similar material, to be shared through the virtual campus.
TUTORIAL PROGRAM (2 H)
The students will make a critical comment on a scientific or thematic text of genetics, individually or in groups, under the supervision of the teacher.
BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Benito, C. y Espino, F.J. eds., 2013. Genética: conceptos esenciales. Madrid: Editorial Médica Panamericana.
• Griffiths, A.J.F., Wessler, S.R., Carroll, S.B., and Doebley, J. 2015. Introduction to genetic analysis. 11th ed. New York: Freeman and Company.
• Griffiths, A.J.F., Wessler, S.R., y Lewontin, R.C., 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., Kilpatrick, S.T., y Lewin, B. 2012. Lewin Genes: fundamentos. 2ª ed. Buenos Aires: Editorial Médica Panamericana.
• Pierce, B.A. 2017. Genetics: a conceptual approach. 6ª ed. New York: Freeman and Company.
SPECIFIC BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Most of the texts of genetics include in each chapter questions and problems. Below is given a list of some specific books:
• Benito, C., 2002. 360 problemas de genética: resueltos paso a paso. Madrid: Síntesis.
• Jiménez, A., 2008. Problemas de genética: para un curso general. 3ª ed. Cáceres: Universidad de Extremadura.
• 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.• Pierce, B.A.
In this subject the student will acquire or perform a series of basic/general and transversal skills, desirable in any university degree, and specific of Genetics I course and Biotechnology degree in general. Among the competences in this subject will work more specifically the following:
Basic skills
CB1 - That students have demonstrated to possess and understand knowledge in an area of study that starts from the base of general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although supported by advanced textbooks, It also includes some aspects that imply knowledge coming from the vanguard of its field of study.
CB2 - That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study.
CB3 - That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include a reflection on relevant social, scientific or technical issues.
CB4 - That the students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to a specialized and non-specialized public.
CB5 - That the students have developed the necessary learning skills to undertake subsequent studies with a high degree of autonomy.
General skills
CG1 - Know the most important concepts, methods and results of the different branches of Biotechnology.
CG2 - Apply the theoretical-practical knowledge acquired in the approach of problems and the search for solutions both in academic and professional contexts.
CG3 - Know how to obtain and interpret relevant information and results and obtain conclusions on topics related to Biotechnology.
CG4 - Be able to transmit information both in writing and orally and to discuss ideas, problems and solutions related to Biotechnology, before a general or specialized public.
CG5 - Study and learn autonomously, with organization of time and resources, new knowledge and techniques in Biotechnology and acquire the ability to work as a team.
Transversal skills
CT1 - Think in an integrated way and approach problems from different perspectives.
CT2 - Search, process, analyze and synthesize information from various sources.
CT3 - Organize and plan work
CT4 - Interpret experimental results and identify consistent and inconsistent elements
CT5 - Maintain an ethical commitment.
CT6 - Work as a team.
CT7 - Critically thinking.
Three possible scenarios are contemplated according to the provisions of the Consejo de Gobierno of the USC dated June 19, 2020: Scenario 1, adapted normality, without restrictions on physical attendance; Scenario 2: distancing, partial restrictions on physical attendance; Scenario 3, closure of the facilities, impossibility of teaching with physical attendance.
• Theoretical classes
Master classes, in which the teacher will explain the concepts of the subject with the support of audiovisual and computer media; They can have different formats (theory, problems and / or general examples, general guidelines for the subject).
Scenario 1:
Physical presence
Scenarios 2 and 3:
Fully in virtual mode preferable using synchronous or asynchronous procedures (Microsoft Teams, Virtual Classroom-Moodle, other Microsoft Office 365 tools, email, etc.).
• Seminars
Seminars in small groups, in which applications of the theory are proposed and solved, exercises, problems, case simulations, etc. are carried out. Active participation of students is required. The teacher will provide bulletins of questions and problems through the Virtual Campus with enough time in advance so that the students can solve them and raise their doubts in the seminars.
Scenario 1:
Physical presence
Scenarios 2 and 3:
Fully in synchronous virtual mode.
• Practices
Scenarios 1 and 2:
Students must work before the face-to-face session reading and viewing all the material that is made available to them on the virtual campus. In the face-to-face session of the practice, methods of genetic analysis will be experimentally treated to complement the concepts developed in the theoretical classes. Subsequently, students must analyze the results and deliver the answers to the questions raised in the practical script asynchronously within a period of time determined by the teachers by email following the instructions provided by the teachers.
Scenario 3:
The face-to-face part of the practice, as far as possible, will be transformed into virtual classes, for this the broader practice scripts and the presentation of the same that is made at the beginning of each session will be loaded on the Virtual Campus ( Power Point + Sound / Comments). Some explanatory video may be included. Questions will be posed that the students must solve and deliver asynchronously within a period of time determined by the teachers by email following the instructions provided by the teachers. The explanation of the practice and the doubts will be solved in synchronous sessions through Microsoft Teams. In the laboratory practice, methods of genetic analysis will be experimentally treated that will complement the concepts developed in the theoretical classes. At the end of the practice, the students will deliver their answer to the questions raised in the practice script for their grade.
• Tutorials
Intended to provide additional information and guide students, as well as to assess the progress of students in the acquisition of skills. At the end of the tutorial the students will deliver a summary of the work done for their grade.
Scenario 1:
Physical presence.
Scenarios 2 and 3:
Fully in virtual mode. In these two scenarios, the students will deliver the summary of the work carried out for their qualification by telematic means.
The final score will be a weighted average of the yield on the parts in which their work is evaluated:
-Written final exam (Scenario 1) or, where appropriate, continuous assessment through works and / or tests of a telematic nature (Scenarios 2 and 3): 80%. Mandatory evaluable activity.
-In practices: 10%. Non-mandatory evaluable activity.
-In tutorials: 10%. Non-mandatory evaluable activity.
The same instruments will be used to evaluate the competences according to the following scheme:
- The exam evaluates the competences: CB1, CB2, CB5, CG1, CG3, CG4, CT2, CT3, CT5.
- In practices: CG3, CT4, CT6, CT7.
- In tutorials: CB3, CB4, CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7.
CRITERIA: The score obtained in the laboratory practice and tutorials will be computed as long as a minimum score of 5.0 (scale from 0 to 10) has been obtained in the written final exam or, where appropriate, in the continuous evaluation.
THEORETICAL CLASSES: Attendance is not compulsory.
SEMINARS: Attendance is not compulsory.
PRACTICES AND TUTORIAL SESSIONS: Attendance is not compulsory.
REPEATING STUDENTS: It is not compulsory to repeat the Practice, as long as the practice given is the same, maintaining the obtained qualifications. In case of change, the students will be informed through the Virtual Campus so that those repeaters who want to have this qualification know that they have to do it. Tutorial qualifications will not preserved in subsequent academis years.
PARTIAL EXAMS OR ALTERNATIVE DATES OF THE OFFICIAl EXAMS WILL NOT BE MADE PERFORMED
In practices, tutorials and seminars, group changes can be made whenever there is another student from another group with whom to change. These changes must be previously communicated by e-mail to the teacher responsible for the activity.
PRESENTIAL HOURS (54 h):
35 hours theoretical classes
3 hours of laboratory practice
10 hours of seminars
2 hours of tutorials
1 hour of individualized tutorial
3 hours of examination and review
NO PRESENTIAL HOURS (96 h):
60 hours individual study
30 hours problem solving and other tasks
6 hours bibliographic review
TOTAL VOLUME OF WORK:
54 h of face-to-face classes and 96 h of personal work = 150 total hours.
• Attend all activities and ask questions that may arise during the development of theoretical classes.
• Make problem and question bulletins once the theory of each topic has been completed. It is also recommended to use the office tutorials to resolve any question on the subject.
• Read and 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.
• Contingency plan
Ssctions of the teaching methodology and the evaluation system have been adapted in the case of Scenarios 2 (distancing; partial restrictions on physical attendance) and 3 (closure of the facilities and impossibility of teaching with physical attendance). The changes that will be introduced in these two scenarios will be the following:
Teaching methodology:
Expository classes, Seminars and Tutorials: totally in virtual mode. The Practices will be addressed combining physical attendance with virtual mode (Scenario 2); or totally in virtual mode (Scenario 3).
Evaluation system:
The final written exam will be replaced by continuous evaluation and / or telematic tests.
• In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the Regulations for evaluating the academic performance of students and reviewing grades will apply.
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
María Belén Gómez Pardo
- Department
- Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
- Area
- Genetics
- Phone
- 982822428
- belen.gomez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Paula Otero Sanchez
- Department
- Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
- Area
- Genetics
- paulaotero.sanchez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Ministry Pre-doctoral Contract
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| 19:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Virtual classroom |
| 01.28.2021 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Main Hall Santiago Ramón y Cajal |
| 07.06.2021 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 01. Charles Darwin |