Fondamenti di Genetica della conservazione, Frankham et al., ed. Zanichelli
Biotecnologie molecolari, Brown, ed. Zanichelli
Evolutionary conservation genetics / Jacob Höglund Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
Learning Objectives
application of molecular techniques for population and conservation genetic studies
Teaching Methods
frontal lessons and lab practices
Type of Assessment
oral exam
Course program
Techniques of sample collection and preservation, methods of purification of nucleic acids. Basic techniques (PCR and sequencing). Genetic biodiversity. Molecular markers. Molecular phylogeny, barcoding, conservation genetics and case studies. Wild/domestic hybridization. Sexual choice and genotypes. Ecotoxicogenomics. Food fraud. Databases and software. Tutorial: Extraction of DNA from bird blood and tissue; RNA extraction + retrotranscription. PCR and electrophoresis on agarose gel of a mitochondrial fragment
