BIOL 225

Principles of Cell Biology

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-3

An introduction to cellular, subcellular, and molecular structure/function relationships in eukaryotic cells. Membrane structure and dynamics, membrane transport, protein sorting, vesicular transport, endocytic pathways, extracellular matrices, interactions with the cellular and acellular environments, endomembrane system, cytoskeleton and motility, cellular reproduction, mechanisms of cell signalling, techniques in cell biology.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 225, 200.

Prerequisites: 190A or 210 or equivalent.

Pre- or corequisites: 190B or 220 or MICR 200 or 200A or equivalent.

Undergraduate course in Biology offered by the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science.