| Genetica forestale e conservazione della biodiversità forestale |
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Code
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18201 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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| Module:
(objectives)
Get the basic concepts to understand the hereditary mechanisms and genetic bases useful in the evolution of populations and in the management and protection of mountainous and non-mountainous territory.
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Code
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18201-1 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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6
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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AGR/07
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Contact Hours
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48
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Teacher
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PAGNOTTA Mario augusto
(syllabus)
For the Forestry Genetic section:
Cell cycle and cell division; Chromosomal bases of inheritance; Ontogenetic cycles; Determination of sex; Mendel experiments; Multiple alleles, co-dominance dominance, gene interactions; genetic maps; chemical composition and structure of nucleic acids; Chromosome structure; Central Dogma; DNA replication; Transcription, role of regulatory sequences, interrupted genes (exons, introns); Genetic code; Protein translation and synthesis; Gene, chromosomal and genomic mutations; spontaneous and induced; Regulation of gene expression; Quantitative genetics; Heritability in a broad sense and in a strict sense, response to selection; Population genetics, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; Evolutionary factors: mutations, gene flow, selection and genetic drift; their balance action.
(reference books)
Franco Lorenzetti, Salvatore Ceccarelli, Daniele Rosellini e F. Veronesi. Genetica agraria. Genetica e bitecnologie per l'agricoltura.
Griffiths A.J.F, Miller JH, Suzuki DT, Lewontin RC, Gelbart WM, (2002) Genetica: principi di analisi formale. Ed. Zanichelli, Bologna
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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| Module:
(objectives)
To improve knowledge and awareness on the bases of biological diversity and forest ecosystems, with special attention on analyses, monitoring and conservation issues
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Code
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18201-2 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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6
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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AGR/05
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Contact Hours
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48
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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SIMEONE Marco Cosimo
(syllabus)
Definition of biodiversity
species, genes and ecosystems
Biodiversity hotspots. The Mediterranean biome. Italian region.
Biodiversity products and services. Resilience
Agro-biodiversity and Forest Biodiversity
Regulamentation
Species diversity
Evolution
Species, range, population concepts
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Autoctony, adaptation. Provenances, clines, ecotypes, varieties, subspecies
Endemic, rare and threatened forest species
Alpha- Beta-, Gamma- diversity
Ecosystem diversity
Ecological functioning and attributes of the forest ecosystem
Natura2000 network
Old-growth populations and monumental trees
Disjoint and marginal populations
Glacial refugia and hybrid zones
Genetic diversity
Forest genetic resources
Environment, genotype and phenotype
Genetic variation in forest populations
Factors of genetic variation
QTL
Neutral markers (morphological, biochemical and molecular)
DNA barcoding. Phylogenetic Diversity Index (PDI)
Threats
Soil consumption, fragmentation, pollution, fires, wild fauna, grazing, silvicolture
Genetic bottlenecks, alien species, genetic pollution
Global change
Conservation
General indications
In situ strategies: National parks, reserves, Seed sources, Gene Conservation units
Ex situ strategies: Germplasm banks, DNA banks, Clonal archives, collections
Nurseries
Regulamentation on germplasm transfer
(reference books)
R. Cazzolla Gatti (2014) Biodiversità in teoria e in pratica (Edizioni Liberia Universitaria)
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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