ZOO 145 : Principles of General Zoology

• Macromolecules:
  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Nucleic acids
• Viruses
• Prokaryotes
• Bacteria & Archaea
• Eukaryotes (Basics of cell Biology):
  • Cell types (plant & animal cell).
  • Cell organelles (animal cell)
• Cellular transport (active & passive)
• Enzymes and metabolic control
• Cellular respiration (production of ATP)
• Cell division (cell cycle)
  • Mitotic division
  • Meiotic division (and sexual life cycle)
• Molecular Biology (information codes and genes): 
  • DNA and DNA-replication
  • RNA and RNA-transcription
• From gene to protein (RNA translation)
• Mendel and the gene idea:
  • First low of Mendel
  • Second low of Mendel
  • The genetic diseases, sex-linked disorders and mutations
  • The chromosomal bases of inheritance

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