BIO152: Cell Biology

This unit introduces components of cells, their synthesis, function and control mechanisms; demonstrates the integrated, controlled nature of the normal cell; and develops both manual and conceptual skills in biology. Topics: cell ultrastructure; proteins; enzymes; membranes; energy metabolism; oxidative phosphorylation; electron transport chains; photosynthesis; structure of DNA; transcription and the role of RNA in the cell; the genetic code; translation and the role of ribosomes; gene control; DNA synthesis; chromosomes and mitosis; meiosis; introduction to Mendelian genetics and cell specialisation.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures/tutorials: 3 hours per week; laboratories: six 3 hour sessions per semester; workshops: five 1 hour sessions per semester.
Prerequisites	A thorough knowledge of Year 12 secondary level Chemistry is assumed. Students who did not achieve a final scaled score of 61% or more in TEE Chemistry within the three years immediately preceding enrolment are required to pass M140/PEC140 Introduction to Chemistry or PEC144 Chemical Principles or M114/PEC114 Chemistry for Biological Sciences or M115/PEC115 Chemistry for Environmental Science or M116/PEC116 Chemistry for Physical Sciences prior to enrolling.
School	School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Unit Coordinator	Associate Professor Max Cake Position: Associate Professor E-mail: Max.Cake@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Biological Sciences Room 1.008 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2368
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Associate Professor Max Cake Associate Professor (Max.Cake@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2368 Murdoch Campus Biological Sciences Room 1.008 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)