Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
Grao en Bioloxía |
Subjects |
Biology: Basic Levels of Organisation of Life I (Cells) |
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Identifying Data | 2022/23 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Biology: Basic Levels of Organisation of Life I (Cells) | Code | 610G02007 | |||||||||||
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Graduate | 1st four-month period |
First | Basic training | 6 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
INTRODUCTION: |
Concept and historical background of Cell Biology. Organization levels and clasification of life. Cell Biology Methods. |
CELL MEMBRANE AND CELL SURFACE | Structure and organization of biological membranes. Transport of molecules across the membrane. The cell surface. Cell adhesion and cellular junctions. |
CYTOSOL AND CYTOSKELETON | Cytosol. Cytoskeleton. Complex microtubular structures. |
SYNTHESIS, INTRACELLULAR TRAFFIC AND DEGRADATION OF MACROMOLECULES | Ribosomes The endoplasmic reticulum The Golgi complex Lisosomes |
THE ENERGY CONVERSION | Mitohondria Plastids Microbodies |
THE CELL NUCLEUS AND THE EUKARYOTIC GENOME ORGANIZATION | The cell nucleus Chromatin Chromosomes |
THE CELL CYCLE | The cell cycle Mitosis and cytokinesis Meiosis The programmed cell death. |
THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF THE CELL | Cell communication and cell signaling Cancer |
Practical lessons | - Fundamentals of light microscopy - Observation of bacteria and fungi - Observation of protozoans (Protista) and animal cells - Observation of plant cells - Cell Fractionation - Study of plant subcellular structures - Observation of chromosomes and mitosis - Staining and observation of blood cells - Fundamentals of electron microscopy |
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