Genetic Analysis of Biodiversity
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: MARIA ANTONIETTA BUCCHERICourse Structure
Lectures; teaching laboratories.
Required Prerequisites
Mendelian genetics: genes, alleles, loci; segregation; linkage; recombination; mutations. Phenotype and genotype. Basis of individual and species-level variability.
Attendance of Lessons
According to the guidelines relating to the Degree Course.
Textbook Information
John Maynard Smith, Evolutionary Genetics, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780198502319.
Scientific papers proposed by the Professor.
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The examination will consist of an oral test focusing on the analytical discussion of at least two research articles in English (excluding reviews) on topics related to genetic analysis of biodiversity, chosen by the student and not limited to the topics covered in the course.
The ability of elaborating theories based on experimental data and the ability to
express it analytically and synthetically will be assessed. Upon request, a traditional oral examination will be conducted with at least five different questions.