Educational guide 2024_25 Facultade de Ciencias do Mar

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Cell biology, 1st part. Eukaryotic cells.	Evolution. Similarities and differences of animal and plant cells. Cell membranes and cell organelles: composition, morphology and function. Vesicular traffic. Cytosol, cytoeskeleron and cell movement. Nucleus: components and functions.
Cell biology, 2nd part. Cell division and bases of animal embryonic development	Cell cycle. Apoptosis. Gametogenesis. Fertilization and development of the zyigote.
Cell biology, 3rd part. Animal tissues	General organisation and function.
Genetics	DNA estructure, organisation, replication, alterations and expression. Mendelian heredity and its variations Liinkage and recombination DNA technologies and their applications