B3120p Molecular and cell biology - lecture

Faculty of Science
Autumn 1999
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jiří Doškař, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jiří Doškař, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jiří Doškař, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( B3120c Molecular biology - seminar )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • History of molecular biology. Information macromolecules (proteins, nucleic acids). Genetic information, genetic code. Molecular structure and organization of cellular and viral genome. The main types of nucleotide sequences in genomes. Replication of prokaryotic, eukaryotic and viral genome. Transcription of genetic information. Structure of promotors and enhancers, transcription activators. Splicing, selfsplicing, editing hnRNA. Translation of genetic information (transfer RNA, activation of amino acids, ribosomes). Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Molecular basis of mutation and recombination. DNA repair. Restriction and modification of DNA. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic transposable elements. Basic methods of molecular genetics and gene engineering. Transgenic organisms. Gene therapy. Application of recombinant DNA to biotechnology.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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