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Fat metabolism
What type of molecules are lipids,
What are 3 functions of a lipid,
What are the 2 main types of lipids
53
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Nitrogen metabolism: protein breakdown and the urea cycle
How are amino acids stored,
What 3 ways do we obtain amino acids,
What is the removal of an amino g...
39
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Nitrogen metabolism: fixation and amino acids
What is the most common form of n...,
What converts n2 to a useful form 4,
What enzyme do diazotrophs use to...
24
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Metabolic homeostasis: anabolic/catabolic state
What are the 4 basic metabolic pa...,
What is the anabolic pathway what...,
What balance must be met and what...
23
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Photosynthesis
What is the equation for photosyn...,
What are the 2 stage processes in...,
Where does photosynthesis occur
39
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Mutations
The molecular definition of mutation
Some basic concepts and terminology
The nature of point mutations…
… and their effect on genes, proteins and organismal function
The concept of reversion
19
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Mutagens and repair mechanisms
Some common terminology
The role of DNA replication in the fixation of mutations
The relationship between mutagens and DNA damage
Example mechanisms for DNA repair and mutation avoidance
direct repair
excision repair
14
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Gene and genome organisation of bacteria and viruses
The definition of a genome
That genomes can consist of DNA or RNA, linear or circular molecules, and single or multiple units (chromosomes)
Differences in the size and packaging of genomes in bacteria, viruses and eukaryotes
Aspects of the sequence organization of genes in bacteria and ‘phages
The occurrence of additional genetic elements in bacterial cells
13
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Eukaryotic gene structure
What is the diploid nucleus numbe...,
What is the genome size of human ...,
How can we measure human genome s...
20
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Basic genetic engineering
What is genetic engineering,
What is recombinant dna technology,
What end of a dna strand can nucl...
23
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Basic genetic engineering 2
After this lecture you should be able to:
Explain the principle of the blue/white selection system used by pUC plasmids
Understand how plasmid DNA can be introduced into bacteria and extracted from bacteria
Describe the principles of agarose gel electrophoresis and southern blotting
Explain what cDNA is and how it can be made
15
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Basic genetic engineering 3
What is cdna,
How is cdna made,
How is cdna made double stranded
24
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Membrane structure and function
How many membranes are there in a...,
Describe the fluid mosaic model 4,
What are the 3 main components of...
21
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Cell signalling
What is cell signalling 5,
What are the 4 forms of intracell...,
What is a ligand agonist
19
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