Course: Genetics

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Course title Genetics
Course code KO/GED2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Čejnová Vlasta, Mgr.
Course content
Lecture topics: (2 hours/week) 1. Primary and secondary prevention of hereditary diseases and congenital malformations. 2. Basic genetic concepts (gene, genotype, phenotype, genome, chromosome, geneophore, gene pool). Structure of nucleic acids and chromosomes. Basic genetic processes (replication, transcription, translation). 3. Basic types of heredity. Principle of segregation and combination of traits. Recombination and gene binding. Inheritance of quantitative traits. Genetics of human populations. 4. Mutagenesis, teratogenesis, carcinogenesis. Gene mutations and chromosomal aberrations in humans. 5. Investigative methods of medical genetics (genealogy, twin analysis, differential diagnosis of phenotypes, prenatal diagnosis, cytogenetic and molecular genetic examinations). 6. The most common hereditary diseases (manifestations, diagnosis, screening, prevention). The most common congenital developmental defects (manifestations, diagnosis, screening, prevention). 7. Perspectives of medical genetics (predictive DNA diagnostics, cooperation with other disciplines, assisted reproduction). Ethical and legal aspects of medical genetics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is conceived as theoretical. It deals with the human genome and its disorders with regard to their medical implications. Students will learn the basic principles of genetics, heredity at the level of molecules, cells and organisms. The course includes basic sets of genetic defects, genetic screening methods, and risk assessment in genetic counseling.
Expertise: The student demonstrates knowledge of the transmission and expression of genetic information, basic types of heredity, normal human karyotype and its deviations, methods of prenatal diagnosis and assisted reproduction, the most common hereditary diseases and congenital developmental defects and their prevention. Professional skills: The student can construct a pedigree chart and analyze the pedigree, record the karyotype, calculate the risk of being affected by a simple (monogenically) based hereditary disease in the case of basic types of inheritance (recessive, dominant, sex-linked). General competencies: The student is able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in the study of other professional subjects and apply it in the course of practice.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Continuous verification of knowledge during the academic semester (tests, assignments). Credit test (combination of open and closed questions) with a time limit of 45 minutes.
Recommended literature
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  • BRDIČKA, R., DIDDEN, W. Genetika v klinické praxi III. Praha: Galén, 2014. 189 s. ISBN 978-80-7492-226-8.
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