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05095 - Biology

Academic Year 2018/2019

                
                        Docente:
                        Provvidenza Maria Abruzzo
                    
                        Credits:
                        2
                    
                        SSD:
                        BIO/13
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Midwifery (cod. 9201)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course the student acquires the ability to understand: the organization and the composition of living matter, the functions of cellular organelles, intercellular communication, the basic concepts of genetics and the applications in health care.

Course contents

Principles of Biology: Introduction to Biology; The general characteristics of living matter. The chemical constituents of living matter.

Cellular organization: Cell theory; Differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells; General organization of the eukaryotic cell; Structure and function of the nucleus and of the membranous apparatus (Rough and Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Apparatus, lysosomes, peroxisomes); Mitochondria; Cytoskeleton.

Cell membrane: lipids and proteins: structure and function; structure and function of the cell membranes; The membrane transport mechanisms: diffusion, facilitated diffusion and active transport; Osmosis.

The gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes: Structure and function of nucleic acids; DNA and RNA. Genome organization; gene structure; the transcription in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; messenger RNA maturation; the genetic code and the translation; gene expression regulation.

Cell division: cell cycle and its regulation; DNA duplication; DNA repair; mitosis; meiosis; cell death

Intercellular communication

Reproduction of organisms: reproductive strategies; gametogenesis; ovarian cycle and uterine cycle; fertilization.

Readings/Bibliography

• De Leo, Fasano, Ginelli-Biologia e Genetica - EdiSES-Third edition

•Neil A. Campbell, Jane B Reece-Biologia e Genetica-Pearson 2012

•Solomon, Eldra P-Elementi di Biologia-Edises,2017

Teaching methods

Frontal teaching.

Assessment methods

The final evaluation is aimed at defining the achievement of the following training objectives:

to Know the cell structure and the main organelle functions
to Know the main cellular processes: duplication, transcription and translation
to Know the mechanisms of cell division and cell death
to know the main mechanism of organism reproduction: meiosis, gametogenesis, fertilization

The examination is oral

The final grade will be obtained from the average of the marks reported in the individual modules of the integrated course.

Teaching tools

PowerPoint slides, short films and animations

Office hours

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