All episodes of Introductory Biology

Introductory Biology

Episodes

Wrap up of linkage; Darwinian evolution, population genetics and molecular evolution

Published 12/13/11

Crosses with more than one gene at a time. Intro to Linkage and mapping

Published 12/08/11

Eukaryotic Genetics I: One gene at a time. Crosses & Genetic diseases.

Published 12/06/11

Eukaryotic cell division II & Intro to eukaryotic genetics

Meiosis & its consequences -- sex determination, non- disjunction, life cycles and intro to simple inheritance.

Published 11/29/11

Eukaryotic cell division I

Mitosis and the cell cycle (details of cell cycle and chromosome structure next term); intro to meiosis

Published 11/22/11

Recombinant DNA tech. II. Molecular cloning; Discoveries about Eukaryotic gene/genome structure. Introns and exons.

Published 11/17/11

Recombinant DNA technology I. Restriction enzymes & forensics. Blots and probes.

Published 11/15/11

Bacterial and viral reproduction

Published 11/10/11

Mutation & Regulation of protein synthesis in prokaryotes.

Published 11/03/11

Translation & the genetic code, cont.

Published 11/01/11

Wrap up of transcription; Intro to Translation and the genetic code.

Published 10/25/11

PCR, Transcription & the central dogma.

Published 10/18/11

Wrap up of DNA structure; Details of DNA synthesis.

Published 10/13/11

DNA as hereditary material. Nucleic acid structure. Introduction to DNA replication

Published 10/11/11

Respiration. Electron transport. Oxidative phosphorylation. ATP synthase. Alternative energy sources. Biosynthetic pathways.

Published 10/06/11

Free energy and the direction of chemical reactions. ATP hydrolysis. Glycolysis. Anaerobiosis. Fermentation.

Published 09/29/11

Enzyme kinetics. Enzyme inhibitors. Feedback inhibition.

Published 09/27/11

Prosthetic groups. Membrane proteins. Catalysis. Enzymes. Protein purification methods. Chemical kinetics.

Published 09/22/11

Protein structure start. Denaturation. Renaturation. Alpha helix. Beta sheet. 3-D structure.

Protein structure start. Denaturation. Renaturation. Alpha helix. Beta sheet. 3-D structure. Quaternary structure. Subunit interaction. Domains.

Published 09/20/11

Amino acids. Stereo-isomers. Peptide bonds. Small molecule separation methods.

Published 09/15/11

Polysaccharides. Lipids. Phospholipids. Membranes. Amino acids.

Published 09/13/11

Water contd. Strong and weak chemical bonds. Small vs. large molecules. Bio-polymers. Acids and bases. Sugars.

Published 09/08/11

Introductory Biology

Published 09/06/11

Introduction. Living things. Cells. Exponential growth. Water.

Published 09/06/11