BIOVISUAL LAB
Fundamental Processes
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S3
Fundamental Processes
Replication, transcription, translation, and regulation of gene expression.
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A. DNA replication, repair and recombination
DNA replication, repair and recombination. Unit of replication, enzymes involved, replication origin and replication fork, fidelity of replication, extrachromosomal replicons, DNA damage and repair mechanisms, homologous and site-specific recombination
B. RNA synthesis, processing and regulation
RNA synthesis, processing and regulation. Mechanism and regulation of transcription, transcriptional inhibitors, transcription factors and machinery, transcription activators and repressors, RNA polymerases, capping, RNA processing, RNA editing, splicing, and polyadenylation, structure and function of different types of RNA, RNA transport, ribozyme, riboswitches, non-coding RNA
C. Protein synthesis, processing and degradation
Protein synthesis, processing and degradation. Ribosome, mechanism of translation and its regulation, translational inhibitors, post- translational modification of proteins, protein trafficking and transport, protein degradation
D. Control of gene expression at transcription and translation level
Control of gene expression at transcription and translation level. Regulation of gene expression in phages, viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes, role of chromatin in gene expression and gene silencing, epigenetic regulation