Genes in pedigrees and populations
Genes and alleles nomenclature; models of monogenic and multifactorial inheritance; mendelian pedigree patterns; complications to the basic mendelian patterns; genetics of multifactorial characters; factors affecting gene frequencies

Principles of DNA cloning
DNA cloning and PCR; principles of nucleic acid hybridization; DNA sequencing

Organization of the human genome
General organization of the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes; protein coding genes; RNA genes; highly repetitive DNA

Model organisms, comparative genomis and evolution

Gene expression
Promoter and primary transcript; Epigenetics: histon modifications and DNA methylation; epigenetic memory and imprinting; alternative splicing; translational control

Bioinformatic approaches in the post-genomic era
Study of gene function; bioinformatic approaches; Proteomics, protein-protein and protein-Dna interactions

Human genetic variability and its consequences
Types of variation between genomes; DNA damage and repair; pathogenic DNA variants; molecular pathology; genotype – phenotype correlations; genetic mapping of mendelian characters; mapping genes conferring susceptibility to complex diseases

Cancer genetics

Farmacogenetics and personalized medicine

Chromosomal abnormalities