1. BLOC I. Genome anatomy
1.1. Lecture 1. Comparative genomics in prokaryotes
1.2. Lecture 2. Comparative genomics in Eukaryotes
1.3. Lecture 4. Other structures of the genome: mobile elements, "junk" DNA and non-coding sequences
2. BLOC II. Genome evolution and genome plasticity
2.1. Lecture 5. Gene duplication
2.2. Lecture 6. Genome duplication
2.3. Lecture 7. Acquiring Genomes
2.4. Lecture 8. Genome plasticity. Alternative splicing and epigenetics
Final test, multiple choice, short questions and problems. 60% of the grade. You need at least 4.5 to be evalutated. This part is the only recoverable.
Lab 30% of the grade. Compulsory attendance.
Presentation of a scientific paper, 10% of the grade.