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Introduction to Cell & Molecular Biology (BIOL121) - Dr. S.G. Saupe (ssaupe@csbsju.edu); Biology Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321 |
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Introduction to Cell & Molecular Biology (BIOL121) - Dr. S.G. Saupe (ssaupe@csbsju.edu); Biology Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321 |
Tentative Syllabus & Course Materials- Fall 2007
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Course materials1 | Lab | |
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I |
Aug 30 (Th) |
Unit I: The Science of Life
Welcome & Course Overview; Hierarchy of life; Evolution - the major biological paradigm |
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Lab orientation | |
| Sept 3 (M) (Labor Day) | Proteomes & genomes; Science |
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| 5 (W) |
Unit II: The
Chemistry of Life |
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II |
7 (F) | Water & pH |
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Observation of Freshwater microorganisms | |
| 11 (T) |
Properties of carbon; isomers; functional groups
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| 13 (Th) | Survey of macromolecules - Life is polymeric | ||||
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III |
17 (M) |
Section III: Cells - The Building Blocks of Life Cell structure & function |
Organelles in eukaryotic organisms | ||
| 19 (W) | More cells |
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| 21 (F) | Exam #1: Intro - cells | ||||
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IV |
25 (T) | Membranes – structure | Effect of starvation on food vacuole formation in Tetrahymena pyriformis | ||
| 26 (W) | Common Day - No Classes | ||||
| 28 (F) | Osmosis & transport across membranes |
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| Oct 2 (T) | Cell systems |
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V |
4 (Th) |
Unit IV: Energetics Intro to energetics and metabolism |
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Osmosis and diffusion in decalcified chicken eggs | |
| 8 (M) | Enzymes | ||||
| 10 (W) | Cellular respiration - glycolysis |
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| 11-12 | Long Weekend | ||||
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VI |
16 (T) | Respiration - Citric acid cycle & oxidative phosphorylation | Enzyme action (catalase) | ||
| 18 (Th) | Photosynthesis - Light dependent reactions |
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| 22 (M) | More photosynthesis - carbon fixation |
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VII |
24 (W) | Exam #2: Cells - photosynthesis | Spectroscopy | ||
| 26 (F) | Multicellularity – ECM, cell junctions, tissues |
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| 30 (T) |
Unit V: Cell Division
Mitosis & cell cycle |
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VIII
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Nov 1 (Th) | Meiosis |
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PSII | |
| 5 (M) |
Unit VI: Mendelian Genetics Mendelian genetics |
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| 7 (W) | More Mendel | ||||
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IX |
9 (F) | Still more genetics |
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Mendelian Genetics | |
| 13 (T) | And even more genetics |
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| 15 (Th) | Exam #3: Division - corny | ||||
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X |
19 (M) |
Unit VII: Molecular Genetics DNA structure |
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Mitosis & Meiosis | |
| 21-25 | Thanksgiving Holiday | ||||
| 26 (M) | Replication |
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| 28 (W) | Transcription |
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12 | ||
| XI | 30 (F) | Translation |
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12 | Amplification of mitochondrial DNA by PCR |
| Dec 4 (T) | Gene regulation |
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| Dec 6 (Th) | Mutation, DNA repair, cancer |
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13 | ||
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XII |
10 (M) | Bacterial & viral genetics |
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14, 18 | Genetics of Nasonia eye color & Electrophoresis of PCR products |
| 12 (W) | Genetic technology, genomes, proteomes, bioinformatics | 20, 21 | |||
| 14 (F) | Wrap up/Review |
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| 17 (M) | Study Day | ||||
| 18 (T) | Exam #4 (Final): DNA & comprehensive questions; 8 - 10:00 am | ||||
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Last updated: November 25, 2007 © Copyright by SG Saupe