Zoo 145 : General Animal Biology

General animal biology Course for Premedical students.
Summary of the main learning outcomes for students enrolled in the course:

• Prokaryotes
• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Eukaryotes (Basics of cell Biology):
  • Cell types (Prokaryotes Eukaryotes).
  • Cell organelles
• Macromolecules:
  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
• Enzymes and metabolic control
• Movement of materials into and out of the cell (cellular transport)
• Cellular respiration (production of energy)
• Cell division (cell cycle)
  • Mitotic division
  • Meiotic division (and sexual life cycle)
• Mendel and the gene idea:
  • The chromosomal bases of inheritance
  • First low of Mendel
  • Second low of Mendel
  • The genetic diseases, sex-linked disorders and mutations
• Molecular Biology (information codes and genes): 
  • DNA and DNA-replication
  • RNA and RNA-transcription
  • From gene to protein (RNA translation)
• Chemical signals in animals (endocrine system and hormonal regulation).