606-206 Cell Biology II. Cellular Interactions

Note:

1. This subject is a joint Botany/Zoology/Anatomy and Cell Biology subject.

2. Credit cannot be granted for both 606-206 and 606-216.

3. Experiments involving the use of animals are an essential part of this subject: exemption is not possible.

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This subject builds on the knowledge gained from Cell Biology I: Cells and Organelles (606-205), and has as its objectives that students should gain a clear understanding of:

• how cells communicate;

• how cells divide, differentiate and interact to form tissues;

• how cells express genetic information during differentiation and morphogenesis;

• how biologists integrate biochemical, ultrastructural and biophysical information;

From the practical component of the subject, students should gain:

• experience in how biologists design experiments and collect data, and how data are used in the formulation of theories;

• skills in observation, manipulation and analysis;

Content:

The nature of cell-cell communication, how cells divide and cooperate to form complex tissues; the flow and expression of genetic information involved in differentiation and morphogenesis; basic types of tissue motility and contractility and the role of membranes in controlling these processes.

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