Short Online Biology Course This site was created by Maya Markova, associate professor at the Department of Biology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. More about the author – at URL http://www.mayamarkov.com/index_eng.html.These texts were initially created as teaching resources for the 1st year students of the Medical University of Sofia, but of course all readers are welcome.
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Subject and method of biology Table of contents
Molecular basis of life
Prokaryotic cell
Eukaryotic cell
Molecular biology 1. Proteins – structure, properties and functions.
2. Methods to study proteins.
3. Organization of the genetic material in prokaryotes.
4. Organization of the genetic material in eukaryotes.
5. Transcription and its regulation in prokaryotes.
6. Transcription and its regulation in eukaryotes.
7. RNA processing.
8. Translation – genetic code and participants in the process.
9. Translation – mechanism and control.
10. Fate of proteins after translation – sorting and folding.
11. Fate of proteins after translation – modifications and degradation.
12. DNA replication – overview and basic modes.
13. DNA replication – mechanism.
14. DNA repair.
15. DNA recombination. General DNA recombination.
16. Site-specific DNA recombination.
17. Mutations. Gene mutations and action.
18. Chromosomal mutations.
19. Gene engineering (recombinant DNA technology): studying DNA structure.
20. Gene engineering (recombinant DNA technology): managing DNA function..
Cell and developmental biology 1. Cell cycle. Mitosis
2. Control of the cell cycle
3. Sexual processes and life cycles
Immunology 1. Innate immunity.
2. Acquired immunity. Humoral immunity. Structure of immunoglobulins and their epitopes.
3. Humoral immunity – functions of antibodies.
4. Measuring the antigen - antibody reaction: immunological methods.
5. Cell-mediated immunity. T cell receptors (TCR) and their epitopes. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC).
6. Cell-mediated immunity - functions of T killers and T helpers.
7. Genetic basis of antibodies and T cell receptors.
8. Lymphocyte differentiation in central lymphoid organs.
9. Development of the immune response in peripheral lymphoid organs.
10. Regulation of the immune response. Immune tolerance.
11. Transplantation.
12. Evolution of immunity.
Parasitology 1. Parasitism.
2. Phylum Sarcomastigophora.
Varia How knowledge of life evolved
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