Human and Molecular Genetics

This course focuses on human and medical genetics. The student must become more familiar with the fundamentals of inheritance and genetic mechanisms underlying Mendelian diseases. He/she must also acquire the theoretical and conceptual basis of human and medical genetics and related molecular aspects, including the principles of genetic counseling and genetic testing.

The student will be able to discuss the transmission mode of hereditary diseases. He will be able to critically formulate hypotheses about the transmission of genetic diseases by analyzing a pedigree. The students will also be able to explain the basic principles of new technologies used in genomic studies and he/she will acquire the theoretical and methodological skills to propose a correct method to study molecular genetics.