MB&B 181 - Principles of Biology I: Cell Biology and Molecular Basis of Heredity

Institution:

Wesleyan University

Subject:

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Description:

This course presents an entrance-level exploration of the contemporary view of the cell and an introduction to the molecules and mechanisms of genetics. The course will begin with a general introduction to the principles of biology and the concept of the gene. The first half of the course will focus on the DNA molecule as the genetic material, and the "central dogma" of molecular biology describing the process of information transfer from the genetic code to protein synthesis and function. Topics include DNA replication, DNA mutation and repair, chromosome dynamics, RNA transcription and transcriptional regulation, protein translation, protein structure, posttranslational regulation of protein function, signal transduction and the molecular basis of cellular behavior. The second half of the course will focus on cell theory and the underlying molecular mechanisms of cellular activities. Topics will include membrane dynamics, energetics, the cytoskeleton, cell motility, the cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis, and nuclear and chromosome structure. To demonstrate the scientific process, lectures will stress the experimental basis for the conclusions presented.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wesleyan.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 685-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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