Molecular biology

Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) FULL-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Molecular biology
Code
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PR02. Use modern information technologies, software and Internet resources for information support of professional activity. PR06. Apply models, methods and data of physics, chemistry, ecology, mathematics in the process of learning and ensuring professional activity. PR07. Have the techniques of self-education and self-improvement. Be able to design the trajectory of professional growth and personal development, applying the acquired knowledge. PR08. Know and understand the basic terms, concepts, theories and laws in the field of biological sciences and on the borders of subject areas. PR11. Understand the structural organization of biological systems at the molecular level. PR13. Know the mechanisms of preservation, implementation and transmission of genetic information and their importance in evolutionary processes.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastering of courses "Cytology", "Bioorganic Chemistry", "Biochemistry" 2. Knowledge of the theoretical foundations of chemistry, physics, cytology, biochemistry 3. Ability to independently apply knowledge of chemistry, physics, general biology and other disciplines, use a computer, work with scientific literature.
Course content
The course is devoted to the basic mechanisms of biological processes at the molecular level. The principles of structural organization of proteins, nucleic acids and macromolecular complexes are considered; structural organization of the hereditary apparatus of the cell; molecular mechanisms of transcription, RNA processing, protein biosynthesis, replication, repair and recombination of DNA; mechanisms of regulation of biomolecular processes; principles of molecular biology methods.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Sivolob AV Molecular biology. - Kyiv: University of Kyiv. - 2008 2. Sivolob AV Afanasyeva KS Rushkovsky SR Methodical instructions for seminars on the course "Molecular Biology". - Kyiv: Phytosocial Center. - 2008
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, individual works, laboratory classes.
Assessment methods and criteria
- Semester assessment: 1. Modular test: PH 1.1, 1.2, 2.1-2.3 - 20 points / 10 points 2. Modular test work 2: PH 1.2, 1.3, 2.1-2.3 - 20 points / 10 points 3. Evaluation of laboratory work: RN 2.1-2.3, 3.1, 4.1 - 10 points / Points 3. Presentations, oral presentations, additions: RN 1.1 - 4.1 - 10 points / 5 points - Final assessment: in the form of an exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Andrei Volodymyrovych Sivolob
Department of General and Medical Genetics
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of General and Medical Genetics
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center