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Biology fundamentals: Cell cycle and cell theory;
Understanding life through life functions; Describing living things diversity ;Analyze cell division modalities : Mitosis
and meiosis; Apply cell division concepts to gametogenesis: Spermatogenesis and
oogenesis; Compare anatomic features of animal
tissues and relate their structure to the function; Introduction to
heredity and genetics; Theories of evolution; Introduction to biochemistry and
Biomolecules; Water, atoms, bonding, pH, acids, bases and buffers ;Amino acids,
Protein structure and Enzyme catalysis; Lipids; Carbohydrates; Nucleotides and
nucleic acids; Overview of metabolism: Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, Pentose phosphate;
Pathway. Citric acid cycle, Fatty acid metabolism, and metabolism of amino
acids.