BLTM0211p Techniques of Molecular Biology and Genetics - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Michal Jurajda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Michal Masařík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Anna Vašků, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Knight, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Pácal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Dipl. Ing. Martin Piskáček, Dr. rer. nat. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Sabina Ševčíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Michal Jurajda, Ph.D.
Department of Pathophysiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Bc. Lenka Hladíková
Supplier department: Department of Pathophysiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BLMB011c Mol.andCell.Biol.-pract.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim is to educate the students in basic principles of molecular biology and molecular genetics analytical techniques.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand principles of basic techniques of molecular biology and human genetics. They should understand stucture of human genome, principles of genome analyses and principles of heritability. Thea are able to employ basic methods of molecular biology and molecular genetics.
Syllabus
  • Human genome
  • Molecular biology basis of meiosis
  • Human chromosomes
  • Genetic determination of phenotype
  • Environmental determination of phenotype
  • Exon, intron and promoter mutations
  • Single nucleotide mutations
  • Insertion/deletion mutations
  • Monogenic and multigenic diseases
  • Environmental determinants of multifactorial diseases development
  • Genetic determinants of multifactorial diseases development
  • Common diseases
  • Functional genomics
  • Gene therapy
  • Vertical transfer of genetic information
Literature
  • ALBERTS, Bruce. Základy buněčné biologie :úvod do molekulární biologie buňky. 1. vyd. Ústí nad Labem: Espero, 1999, xxvi, 630. ISBN 80-902906-0-4. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
Full attendance with only one absence and written experimental records are necessary for giving credits and oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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