[vc_row el_class=”inner-body-content” css=”.vc_custom_1667448628064{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Pre-requisite(s)” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20px|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1667448607294{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]None[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Recommended Book(s)” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20px|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]H. Lodish, A. Berk, S. L. Zipursky, P. Matsudaira, D. Baltimore, And J. Darnell.Molecular Cell Biology,4th Edition. Published By WH Freeman[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Reference Book(s)” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20px|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]B. Alberts, A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, And P. Walter. Molecular Biology Of The Cell, Garland Science.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”COURSE OBJECTIVES” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Introduces the structure and functions of cells, including macromolecules, cell metabolism, cell division, differentiation, cytoskeletal organization, and cell communication.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Understand the structures and basic components of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including macromolecules, membranes, and organelles
Understand the utility of cellular components in generating and utilizing energy in cells
Illustrate the cellular components underlying mitotic cell division.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”COURSE CONTENTS” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”Cell Biology Introduction” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20px|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]

• Introduction to the Study of Cell Biology
•  The Chemical Basis of Life
•  Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology

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• Enzymes and Metabolism
• Mitochondrion and Aerobic Respiration
• Photosynthesis

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• Covalent and hydrogen bonds
• Water and polarity: hydrophilic vs. hydrophobic
• Organic molecules, functional groups
• Polymer macromolecules
• Monomers and polymers
• Monosaccharides and carbohydrates
• Nucleotides and nucleic acids
• Nucleotides, sugar-phosphate backbone
• Amino acids and proteins
• Roles of different macromolecules:
• Enzymes

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• The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane
• Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems
• Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment

[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Intracellular Sorting & Maintenance of Cellular Compartments” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20px|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”The cellular Nucleus, Nuclear Matrix and Gene Expression” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20px|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”Nucleus (Genetic Information)” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20px|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]

• The Nature of the Gene and Genome
• Expression of Genetic Information

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• Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility

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• Cellular Reproduction
• Cell Signaling and Cancer

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• The key roles of mitosis and meiosis during the life cycle.
• Compare and contrast different life cycle strategies, focusing on the human life cycle
• Stages of mitosis and meiosis, highlighting similarities and differences.
• Stages of the cell cycle; focus on behavior of chromosomes.
• Origins of genetic variation, including independent assortment and crossing over, which happen during meiosis, combined with random fertilization.

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