Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
Máster Universitario en Bioloxía Molecular, Celular e Xenética (semipresencial) |
Subjects |
Chromosomes. structure. function and evolution |
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Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Chromosomes. structure. function and evolution | Code | 610441016s | |||||||||||
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Official Master's Degree | 2nd four-month period |
First | Optional | 3 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
Block 1.- Structural organization of hereditary material. | Structural organization of hereditary material The hereditary material DNA/RNA. Levels of organization. The eukaryotic chromosome. Chromosomes and chromosomal proteins. Maintenance of chromosome organization from protozoa to the human chromosome. |
Block 2. Chromatin and chromosome dynamics | Chromosome dynamics. Control of the cell cycle and mitosis. Euchromatin and heterochromatin. Histone variants and histone code. Chromosomes and function: polytene and lampbrush chromosomes. |
Block 3. Chromosomes and evolution. | Karyotypes in different taxa. Comparative analysis. Cytotaxonomic and evolutionary aspects. |
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