- Docente: Federica Facchin
- Credits: 1
- SSD: BIO/13
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Podiatry (cod. 8479)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student should know: the organization and the main molecular mechanisms of eukariotic cells; the organization of genetic information, its transmission and expression; the reproduction of cells.
Course contents
STUDY OF LIFE
Introduction to biology; Properties of living organisms.
EUKARYOTIC CELL
Shape, size and structure of eukaryotic cells; plasma membrane: structure and permeability; the nucleus; the system of intracellular membranes: structure and function of smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus, the lysosome; mitochondria: structure and function.
GENETIC INFORMATION
Gene expression: DNA transcription, translation, the genetic
code.
DNA transmission: DNA duplication.
REPRODUCTION
The cell division: mitosis and meiosis.
Readings/Bibliography
Book:
- Introduzione alla biochimica di Lehninger
Nelson DL, Cox MM, V edizione
Zanichelli
Teaching methods
Lectures using schemes, figures and educational videos.
Assessment methods
At the end of course there will be an oral examination on the teachings of Biology. The student to pass the examination will be sufficient in Biology, Biochemistry and Histology. The final score will be the average of the results obtained in the individual modules of the course.
Teaching tools
Universitarian books
Additional teaching materials will be available in the teacher's
web site.
Office hours
See the website of Federica Facchin