Food and Industrial Biotechnology

Educational goals The aims of the course are to i) spread the fundamental principles of classical genetics; and to ii) to highlight the enormous impact of genetics in different fields of our life and the conceptual and the practical consequences derived from the use of genetic method and mutational analysis. The students will be provided with theoretical and methodological bases useful to deepen their undestanding of biological systems. The acquired knowledge will allow the students to tackle more complex issues such as: i) the structural and functional analyses of eukaryotic genomes, ii) the study of global gene expression in animals and plants, iii) the methodologies of genome editing and gene therapy. An further educational goal of the Genetics course is to provide, through laboratory experience, the skills to be able to intervene critically on ethical and social aspects related to the use of modern genetic approaches for treatment of diseases. The knowledge and skills acquired are necessary for continuing the training in Biotechnology. Students who pass the examination will be able to know and understand: - The genetic basis of heredity - The relationships between genotype and phenotype - The complex mechanisms of gene regulation in differentiation and development - The organization and functions of eukaryotic genomes - The contents of a scientific article on Genetics