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Topic Outline
FIRST QUARTER
I. Perpetuation of Life
II. Cell Reproduction
a) Cell Cycle and Mitosis
b) Cancer
c) Meiosis I and II
d) Gametogenesis
e) Accidents in Cell Division
SECOND QUARTER
III. Genetics I
a) Probability and Genetics
b) Mendelian Inheritance
c) Non-mendelian Inheritance
d) Sex-related Inheritance
e) Pedigree Analysis
IV. Genetics II: Genes and Chromosomes
a) Chromosome Structure
b) Karyotyping
c) Chromosomal Aberrations
V. Molecular Foundations of Biology
a. Major Classes of Biomolecules
1. Carbohydrates
2. Lipids
3. Proteins
4. Enzymes
5. Nucleic Acids
THIRD QUARTER
VI. Molecular Biology of the Gene
a. DNA
b. Molecular Dogma
1. Replication
2. Transcription
3. Translation
VII. Recombinant DNA Technology
a. Genetic Recombination
b. Application and Ethical Issues
FOURTH QUARTER
VIII. The Cell
a. Instrumentation and Techniques
b. Cell Ultrastructures and Function
c. Cell Energetics
MAJOR REFERENCE
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Campbell, N. A., Reece, J. B., & Mitchell, L.G. (1999). Biology (5 ed.). New York: Benjamin Cummings, an
imprint of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.