Course code

MLB6010.LT

old course code

MLB6010

Course title in Estonian

Molekulaar- ja rakubioloogia

Course title in English

Molecular and Cell Biology

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To give an overview of the main principles in molecular biology of
the cell.

Brief description of the course

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells. Nucleic Acids. Protein Structure. Proteins as Catalysts. Genetic code. Translation. Recombinant DNA Technology. Viruses, Plasmids, and Transposable Genetic Elements.Membrane Structure. The Cell Nucleus. The Structure of Chromosomes. Chromosome Replication. Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting. The Compartmentalization of Higher Cells
The Endoplasmic Reticulum. The Golgi Network. Vesicular Traffic. Energy Conversion: Mitochondria. Energy Conversion: Chloroplasts Cell Signaling.
The Cell-Division Cycle. Cellular Mechanisms of Development. Cell Diversification Differentiated Cells and the Maintenance of Tissues.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge of fundamental molecular mechanisms that underlie cellular processes;
- has capability to orientate oneself in contemporary applications of gene technology.

Teacher

dots Kadri Järve, PhD

Prerequisite course 1

Biochemistry (MLK6008.LT)

The course is a prerequisite

Study programmes containing that course

Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/11.LT)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/10.LT)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/09.LT)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/08.LT)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/00.LT)