Teacher(s)

Demoulin Jean Baptiste coordinator;

Language

French

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: French language knowledge, qualities of observation, of intellectual curiosity, of reasoning, of synthesis.

Main themes

In a first part of the course, the cell is studied by closely associating morphology and function. The diversity and evolution of the living is first tackled by the study of meiosis, fertilization and Mendelian genetics.
The study of animal evolution from the first animals to modern Man is based on arguments of anatomy and compared embryology illustrating the principle « ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny ».

Content

Contents: (this course is given in French)
Part 1 (J.B. Demoulin)
Introduction: principles of organization of the biosphere
Chapter 1: The chemistry of life
Chapter 2: The cell
Chapter 3: Reproduction and genetics
Chapter 4: Evolution
Part 2
Biological diversity through evolution
Part 3
Genetics and evolution

Teaching methods

The course includes lectures, practical works and tutorials. 

Evaluation methods

Assessment: Written exam.

Other information

Online resources

See Moodle

Faculty or entity

MED