Biomolecules have unique properties that determine how they contribute to the structure and function of cells, and how they participate in the processes necessary to maintain life.
The unique chemical and structural properties of biomolecules determine the roles they play in cells. The proper functioning of a living system depends on the many components acting harmoniously in response to a constantly changing environment. Biomolecules are constantly formed or degraded in response to the perceived needs of the organism.
With these building blocks, medical students will be able to learn how the major biochemical, genetic, and molecular functions of the cell support health and lead to disease.
Content Category 1A
Category 1A: Structure and function of proteins and their constituent amino acids focuses on the structural and functional complexity of proteins, which is derived from their component amino acids, the sequence in which the amino acids are covalently...
Content Category 1B
Category 1B: Transmission of genetic information from the gene to the protein focuses on the molecular mechanisms responsible for the transfer of sequence-specific biological information between biopolymers which ultimately results in the synthesis of...
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Category 1C: Transmission of heritable information from generation to generation and the processes that increase genetic diversity focuses on the mechanisms that function to transmit the heritable information stored in DNA from generation to generation.
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Category 1D: Principles of bioenergetics and fuel molecule metabolism focuses on the biomolecules and regulated pathways involved in harvesting chemical energy stored in fuel molecules, which serves as the driving force for all of the processes...