Know the characteristics of the human genome:
- study of human genetics
- alterations in the number and structure of chromosomes
- genetic diseases caused by mutations of a single gene
- gene therapy
- counseling and genetic testing
- human genetics, society and ethics
Illustrate the concepts of developmental genetics:
- cell differentiation and nuclear equivalence
- genetic control of development
- cancer and cell development
Introducing the Darwinian concept of evolution:
- what is evolution?
- the concepts on evolution before Darwin
- Darwin and evolution
- the evidence supporting the evolution
Illustrate evolutionary changes in populations:
- genotypic, phenotypic and allelic frequencies
- the Hardy-Weinberg principle
- microevolution
- genetic variability in populations
Describe the mechanisms of speciation and macroevolution:
- what is a species?
- reproductive isolation
- speciation
- the speed of evolutionary changes
- macroevolution
Describe the origins of the evolutionary history of life:
- chemical evolution on the primordial Earth
- the first cells
- the story of life
Illustrate the evolution of primates:
- the adaptations of primates
- the classification of primates
- the evolution of hominids
- cultural evolution
Describe the processes of reproduction:
- asexual and sexual reproduction
- human reproduction: the male
- human reproduction: the female
- the sexual response
- fertilization and the early stages of development
- childbirth
- methods of birth control
- sexually transmitted diseases
Describe the processes of animal development:
- the development of the form
- fertilization
- segmentation
- gastrulation
- organogenesis
- the extraembryonic membranes
- human development
