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BIOL 326 Cell Biology

Credit 3
Course material of cell biology focuses on understanding the roles of nucleic acids, lipids, proteins and carbohydrates in development and maintenance of eukaryotic organelles and cells. Discussions will target processes in each major organelle including the nucleus, plasma membrane, smoother and rough endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi, lysosomes, cytoplasm, and mitochondria. Students learn how events such as ADP ribosylation, methylation, phosphorylation/dephosphorylation and cleavage of polypeptides influence the activities of proteins and enzymes. Other topics include enzyme kinetics and inhibition, how mutations in DNA are produced and corrected, recombinant DNA technology, cloning, the cell cycle, and cancer. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111  (grade of C or higher) and BIOL 222  (grade of C or higher). This course is comprised of three hours of lecture per week.


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