CHROMOSOMES, MITOSIS AND MIOSIS
     The chemical composition of eukaryotic chromosomes
     The cell cycle; cell growth and division
     The Production of reproductive cells
     Chromosome homology

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HEREDITY
     Mendelian principles of heredity
     The concept of allelic genes occupying corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes
     The monohydrid cross; homozygosity, heterozygosity, dominance and ressesiveness
     The laws probability used to predict the likelihood of genetic events
     The dihybrid cross; the principle of independent assortment
     Gene mapping by crossover frequency
     The chromosomal basis of sex determination; dosage compensation
     Incomplete dominance and polygenes

DAN: THE CARRIER OF GENETIC INFORMATION
     Gene carry information for making proteins, enzymes are proteins, and enzymes control cell function
     The molecular structure o DNA
     How information is encoded in the structure of DNA
     The semiconservative native of DNA replication
     How DNA is packaged in chromosomes

RNA AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS:  THE EXPRESSION OF GENETIC INFORMATION
     The transcription of base sequences from DNA to RNA
     The translation of RNA bases sequences into amino acid sequences in proteins
     The decoding of the genetic message during translation
     Ribosomes and their role in protein synthesis
     The genetic code
     Reverse transcription, jumping genes and pseudogenes

GENE REGULATION:  THE CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESS
     Operons and post-transcriptional regulation in eukaryotes
     Several regulatory sites and regulatory molecules

GENETIC ENGINEERING
     Recombinant DNA
     Restriction enzymes
     DNA vectors
     Gene splicing
     Cloning techniques
     The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and forensic genetics
     Restriction mapping; determining genes sequences
     The human genome project and modern medicine