Course: Biology and Genetics

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Course title Biology and Genetics
Course code BIO/ZUB11
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kolářová Hana, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Divoký Vladimír, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Horváthová Monika, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Fellnerová Ivana, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Horák Vladimír, MUDr. et MUDr.
  • Novotný Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Rohoň Peter, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Rašková Kafková Leona, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Šimková Dana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Genetic information and mutagenesis, inheritance in multicellular organisms, mendelian and non-mendelian inheritance, gonosomal inheritance, gene linkage, inborn chromosomal abnormalities, molecular basis of selected disorders, inborn errors of tooth development, genetic prognosis, biology of immune system, biology of inflammation, genetics of immunity, population genetics, stem cells, viruses.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Laboratory Work
Learning outcomes
The subject advances the subject matter of secondary school genetics and extends the students' knowledge of genetics with special attention to human genetics. The seminars are designed to teach students how to use theoretical genetics in clinical medicine.
The subject allows the students to use their theoretical knowledge in genetics for studying human diseases.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of biology corresponding to the 4-year grammar school level.
BIO/ZUA11

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Written exam, Dialog, Seminar Work

The attendance of obligatory lab works and seminars in regular or in substitute terms; passed tests; written protocols based on the lab work. Semester credit. Written and oral examination after the second semester of study. Examination.
Recommended literature
  • Hejtmánek, M. a kol. (1999). Praktická cvičení z biologie. Olomouc: UP.
  • Nussbaum, R. L., Mcinnes, R. R., Willard, H. F. (2004). Klinická genetika. Praha: Triton.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Dentistry (2019) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Dentistry (2019) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer