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This overview and information is for health care professionals and students to understand and value the upcoming technology and medical advances related to genomics. It can be used in the classroom as a Powerpoint Presentation or assigned to students or health care staff for self-study.

Genetics and Genomics in Health Care in MERLOT

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Variedades tradicionales: Sistemas Homeostáticos
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Tamaño muestral en colectas de germoplasma
Tamaño muestral en colectas de germoplasma
CULTIVO DE ANTERAS PARA LA OBTENCIÓN DE PLANTAS HAPLOIDES Y DOBLEHAPLOIDES
Este objeto docente describe un protocolo sencillo de cultivo de anteras de tabaco para la obtención de plantas haploides...
Extracción de DNA
La extracción de DNA a partir de tejido vegetal se realiza mediante una serie de pasos generales comunes para distintas...
DNA Extraction
DNA extraction from plant tissue can be carried out by developing some steps common to different plant species. The...
Evolución de las Técnicas de Secuenciación
Se describe la evolucion de las tecnicas de secuenciación masiva en los ultimos años y su aplicación a la secuenciación...
Aprovechamiento de los recursos naturales para la mejora de cucubirtaceas
Se describe la importancia de los cultivos pertenecientes a la familia de las cucurbitaceas y la distribucion de los...
Técnicas de secuenciación de segunda generación
Se describen las tecnicas de secuenciacion de segunda generación que están empleandose, combinadas con Sanger, para la...
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Okinawa Flat Belly Tonic
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Determinación de la respuesta a la selección
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Marcadores moleculares basados en PCR: Marcadores RAPD.
SE DESCRIBE EL FUNDAMENTO, LA METODOLOGIA Y LAS APLICACIONES DE LOS MACADORES MOLECULARES BASADOS EN PCR DE TIPO RAPD
Marcadores moleculares basados en PCR: Marcadores SSR. Microsatelites
SE DESCRIBE EL FUNDAMENTO, LA METODOLOGIA Y LAS APLICACIONES DE LOS MARCADORES MOLECULARES BASADOS EN PCR DE TIPO...
Transformación genética mediada por Agrobacterium tumefaciens I-El plásmido Ti. Construcciones génicas
En este artículo se explica en qué se basa la transformación genética mediada por Agrobacterium tumefaciens (actualmente...
Marcadores moleculares basados en PCR: Marcadores SSR o STR (Simple Sequence Repeats o Short Tandem Repeats). Microsatélites
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Rescate de embriones inmaduros in vitro
En este objeto de aprendizaje se describe en qué consiste y la utilidad de la técnica de cultivo in vitro denominada...
Marcadores moleculares basados en PCR: Marcadores RAPD (Random amplified polymorphic DNA).
Los marcadores RAPD se han utilizado con éxito en diversas especies con fines de mejora animal o vegetal y para el...
Prediccion frecuencias genotípicas en alógamas
Ejercicio teórico-práctico de introducción a la evolución de las poblaciones de plantas alógamas (polinización cruzada)....
Búsqueda de patentes con espacenet
Este screencast pretende mostrar como realizar búsquedas de patentes a través de la base de datos Espacenet. La búsqueda...
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Colo en tomate
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Mejora de Cucurbitáceas por resistencia a plagas y enfermedades fúngicas
se describe las principales estrategias para esarrollar variedades de distintas especias e cucurbitaceas por resistencia...

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