Zoo-109 General Biology

1. Macromolecules:
   • Carbohydrates
   • Lipids
   • Proteins
   • Nucleic acids
2. Viruses
3. Prokaryotes

• Bacteria & Archaea

4. Eukaryotes (Basics of cell Biology):

        Cell types (plant & animal cell).

       Cell organelles (animal cells)

5. Cellular transport (active & passive)
6. Enzymes and metabolic control

7.  Cellular respiration (production of ATP)
8. Cell division (cell cycle)

         Mitotic division

       Meiotic division (and sexual life cycle)

9. Molecular Biology (information codes and genes): 

         DNA and DNA-replication

        RNA and RNA-transcription

        From gene to protein (RNA translation)

10. Mendel and the gene idea:

         First law of Mendel

       Second law of Mendel

      The genetic diseases, sex-linked disorders, and mutations

     The chromosomal basis of inheritance

11. Chemical signals in animals (endocrine system and hormonal regulation).

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