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General Biology I

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Course Code: 
24101
Course Outline: 

AN-NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Science-Department of Biology and Biotechnology

Course Outline- General Biology I

Dr. Raed Alkowni

Course Objectives:

Basic knowledge in diverse biological topics, macromolecules structure and function, cell structure, function, Introduction to Metabolism, Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy, Photosynthesis, cell division, cycle and communication, basics of genetics including meiosis and sexual life cycles, Mendelian genetics, chromosomal and molecular basis of inheritance, and from genes to protein.

 

Lectures textbook:

  • Campbell, Neil A. and Reece, Jane B. (2008) Biology– 8th Edition, Benjamin .

 

 

Exams:

The evaluation of student understanding of the course will be through written exams. The marks will be distributed as:

First Exam       25%

Second Exam 25%

Final Exam      50%

 

Course Outline:

 

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Chapter Title

1-2

Ch. 5/ The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules

3

Ch.8/ An Introduction to Metabolism

4

Ch.6 /A Tour of the Cell

First Exam

5

Ch.7 / Membrane Structure and Function

6

Ch.9 /Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy  

7

Ch.10/ Photosynthesis

8-9

Ch.12/ The Cell Cycle

10

Ch.13/ Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles

Second Exam

11

Ch.14/ Mendel and the Gene Idea

12-13

Ch.15/ The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

13-14

Ch.16/ The Molecular Basis of Inheritance

15

Ch.17/ From Gene to Protein

16

Ch20./ Biotechnology

Final Exam
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