By the end of the course the students will be able to
- describe the general structures of biological macromolecules
- list the cellular organelles
- outline the connections of organelles in terms of structure and function
- distinguish the types of energy generating mechanisms in the cells
- outline the process of photosynthesis
- list the major events in eukaryotic cell reproduction
- list the rules governing the transmission of characters from generation to generation
- list the structural components of nucleic acids and proteins
- Solve problems dealing with genetic code
- describe the processes in control of gene expresion
- list the stages of gene cloning
- explain the different processes in the evolution of populations
- explain why diversity is a function of evolution of population
- list the main events leading to evolutions of microbes, plants and fungi