Molecular Biology is a compulsory course in the Department of
Horticulture, and it is taught in the sixth semester. Among the most important
vocabulary of the course: definition of molecular biology, definition of
professional ethics in this field and the limits of biological dealings,
molecular biology laboratory and special safety procedures, chromosome
structure and chromatin structure, nucleic acids, cells and genome, DNA
replication and maintenance, Extraction of nucleic acids, RNA, its types and
functions. Gene structure and regulation in low and high organisms, gene
expression and gene expression steps (DNA replication, transcription and
translation), genetic code, exposure to aspects related to intellectual
property in this modern field of science, protein extraction, sensing signals
and environmental changes in bacteria and the types of changes that bacteria
sense Finally, exposure to research results in this field and their
interpretation.
Successfully
completing the course, the student will be able to:
1. Explains the
historical development of molecular biology and the latest discoveries in this
field.
2. Distinguish between
the components of the cell, focusing on the genome and its characteristics in a
number of organisms.
3. Determines the
details of the structure of nucleic acids, chromosomes, genetic structure, the
mechanism of gene expression and regulation, the circulation of nuclear
material, and how to perform genetic modification in living organisms,
especially plants.
4. Explains the mechanism of cellular communication and transport
between cell parts and between cells in a living organism, how organisms sense
environmental factors and respond to the surrounding environment, how they
transmit vital signals and energy transformations in the cell in the relevant
organelles.
5. Shows the precautions that must be dealt with before starting
experiments in molecular biology and the modern techniques used in the study of
this modern scientific field, including various laboratory equipment and
materials, related computer programs, various websites on the Internet, aspects
related to intellectual property and professional ethics in this important
biological specialty, and a review Results of research and studies in the
field.
1. Lectures
2. Discussion and
expressing opinions about the scientific material
3. Presentation of
visual materials (recorded scientific videos from prestigious universities and
the World Wide Web)
4. View websites and
programs on the network
5. Presentation of the available laboratory capabilities, their uses,
and visits to some related research laboratories
