Biology and Genetics
Biologia e Genética
Curse code:9219101
Isabel Maria Corrêa Calvente De Barahona
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
Acquisition of fundamental concepts regarding the functioning of living things, studying in detail the system live simpler which is the cell and their interactions with the environment, enables students to deepen the knowledge gained, i.e. the ability to explain molecular level the functioning of living things and understand different regulatory mechanisms are indispensable for the proper functioning of living beings. The acquired knowledge in molecular biology has implications for medical practice, particularly in understanding of different diseases which will be discussed and analyzed.
Syllabus:
- PRINCIPLES OF CELL ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION
Concept of cell and cell theory.
General characterization of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Macromolecules.
Biological membranes.
Organelles.
General cellular functions.
Viruses. - CLASSIC and MOLECULAR GENETICS
Genes and DNA molecules.
Chromatin and chromosomes.
Mendel analysis and exceptions.
Concepts of diploid, dominant and recessive alleles.
Genetic mutations and chromosomal alterations. - MECHANISMS OF GENETIC EXPRESSION
Transcription, post translation modifications and translation.
Molecular mechanisms of gene expression regulation.
Cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis mechanisms.
DNA replication and repair. - TRANSPORT MECHANISMS OF MOLECULES and INTRACELLULAR PROTEIN TRAFFIC
Passage of small molecules and macromolecules through membranes.
Secretion pathway.
Protein traffic for different organelles. - GENERAL AND SPECIFIC CELLULAR MOVEMENT OF NERVE CELLS
Cytoskeleton.
Microfilaments, microtubules and intermediate filaments.
Suggested Bibliography:
- Lodish H, Berk A, Kaiser CA, Krieger M, Bretscher A, Ploegh H, Amon A & Martin KC (2016) Molecular Cell Biology, 8th ed., W.H. Freeman and Company, New York. ISBN-13: 978-1464183393
- Cooper GM & Hausman RE (2013) The Cell, a Molecular Approach, 6th ed., Sinauer Associates, Inc., USA. ISBN: 978-1-60535-155-1
- Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Morgan D & Raff M (2014) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th ed., Garland Publishing, Inc., London. ISBN-13: 978-0815344322
- Alberts B, Roberts K, Lewis J, Hopkin K, Jonhson A, Walter P, Raff M & Bray D (2003) Essential cell biology: an introduction to the molecular biology of the cell, 2nd ed., Garland Publishing, Inc., New York & London. ISBN-13: 9780815334804
Related items
- Psychology
- 2nd cycle in Forensic Psychology
- Academic Calendar IUEM
- Criminal Profiling: Principles and Practices
- Forensic Psychological Assessment
- Health Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Organizational Psychology
- Psychology of Sexuality
- Forensic Psychology
- Models of Psychological Intervention
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychology of Gender
- Community Psychology
- Psychology of Deviant Behavior
- Psychological Assessment II
- Psychometrics
- Motivation and Emotions
- Social Psychology
- Psychological Assessment I
- Psychopathology II
- Developmental Psychology II
- Thought and Language
- Statistics applied to Psychology III
- Personality Psychology
- Psychophysiology
- Psychopathology I
- Developmental Psychology I
- Research Methodologies II
- Ethics and Professional Conduct in Psychology
- Differential Psychology
- Learning and Memory
- Statistics applied to Psychology II
- Neurosciences
- Research Methodologies I
- Introduction to Social Sciences
- Perception and Attention
- History and Epistemology of Psychology
- Statistics Applied to Psychology I
- Seminar on Development of Academic and Professional Skills
- 1st cycle in Psychology