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 tests
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
Describe the processes of animal development:
- the development of the form
- fertilization
- segmentation
- gastrulation
- organogenesis
- the extraembryonic membranes
- human development
Explain the concepts of developmental genetics:
- cellular differentiation and nuclear equivalence
- genetic control of development
- epigenomics and epigenetics
- Definition and historical notes
- Epigenetic modifications: histones and methylation
- Epigenetics: introduction and historical notes
- Epigenetics, environment and lifestyles
- Epigenetics and diseases
- Epigenetics and nutrition
The origins of health and disease:
- Barker's hypothesis
-The plasticity of the fetus and the response to possible intrauterine adverse events
-The Adaptive Predictive Model (PAR)
-The role of the placenta
-The role of genetics
