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).
Attachment:
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Macromolecules-1 | 2.71 MB |
| Macromolecules-2 | 1.78 MB |
| Virus | 1.36 MB |
| Prokaryotic Cell | 741 KB |
| Eukaryotic Cell – Cell organelles-1 | 2.45 MB |
| Cell organelles -2 | 1.35 MB |
| Cell organelles -3 | 1.63 MB |
| Cell organelles -4 | 1.95 MB |
| Cell transport -1 | 6.6 MB |
| Cell transport -2 | 6.48 MB |
| Enzymes -1 | 896 KB |
| Enzymes -2 | 677.5 KB |
| Cell respiration -1 | 2.05 MB |
| Cell respiration -2 | 909.5 KB |
| Cell respiration -3 | 991 KB |
| Cell division -1 | 1.56 MB |
| Cell division -2 | 1.6 MB |
| Molecular Biology (DNA) -1 | 1.23 MB |
| Molecular Biology (DNA) -2 | 1.06 MB |
| Molecular Biology (RNA) | 892 KB |
| Molecular Biology (Protein synthesis) | 1.7 MB |
| Genetics (Mendel-I) | 1.82 MB |
| Genetics (Mendel-II) | 1.93 MB |
| Genetics (Chromosomal Bases) | 1.52 MB |
| Endocrine System -1 | 1.26 MB |
| Endocrine System -2 | 1.13 MB |
 Syllabus of Animal Biology Course (Zoo-145) | 212 KB |
Course Materials