Course: Molecular and Cell Biology

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Course title Molecular and Cell Biology
Course code BOT/PGSMB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 20
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Navrátil Milan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
DNA structure and its function. DNA replication mechanisms and their regulation. Mutation and DNA repair mechanisms. Gene expression: transcription, translation and gene control. Structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic chromosomes. Genetic variability in bacteria. Sources of genetic changes in eukaryotic genomes. Sexual reproduction and gene reorganization. DNA technologies. Cell and membranes. Membrane transport of small molecules, macromolecules, and particles; exocytosis and endocytosis. Energy conversion in mitochondria and chloroplasts. Cellular compartments and transport. Cell-cell communication. Cytoskelet. Cell division. Cell cycle control and cell death.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
PhD Exam
Knowledge, abilities and skills of students are in the range of examined topics.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

PhD Exam
Recommended literature
  • Alberts, B. a kol. (1998). Základy buněčné biologie. Espero Publishing, Ústí nad Labem.
  • Lewin, B. (2004). Genes VIII. Pearson Education, Inc., London, 2004.. London.


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