Alert for students

This topic will not allow progression into second year Biology topics within the College of Science and Engineering.

Overview

This topic discusses how animals and microbes control their internal activities at the molecular, biochemical and genetic level. Emphasis will be placed on the similarities between the different groups and on how they can be analysed.

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Aims

This topic aims to ensure that students have a basic understanding of the following:

  • The cellular nature of life and the function of intracellular organelles
  • The genetic systems of prokaryotes and eukaryotes
  • The nature of genetic information and how it is replicated, how it is expressed and how the expression is regulated
  • How DNA technology can be applied to research
  • How a multicellular organisms can develop from a single cell and how cells communicate in multicellular organisms
  • How the intracellular environment is regulated and metabolic energy derived and utilised

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Describe the microscopic structure of cells
2.
Examine the nature and flow of genetic information
3.
Describe how DNA technology can be applied to research
4.
Predict outcomes of simple Mendelian inheritance
5.
Analyse how cellular processes are regulated
6.
Explain how complex organisms develop from a single cell
7.
Develop and apply research skills to search, retrieve and interpret articles published in scientific journals
8.
Develop scientific skills including experimental design and data interpretation

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