We have gone over a lot in this course, but there are a few major categories that most of the material can be separated into. I would say the three major themes of this course were:
-DNA
-Enzymes
-ATP yielding processes
DNA was a big part of the material we covered. We discussed what it is, what it is made of, how it is made, how it replicates. We also discussed how DNA is transcribed into RNA, we went over where and how this process works. We then went over how RNA is translated into amino acids and eventually proteins. To me, this is a huge topic that was definitely a main theme of this course.
ATP yielding processes took up a lot of time to go over. We discussed glycolysis, citric acid cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, and oxidative phosphorylation. This was a very important part of the course because it showed us how dynamic our body is at producing energy, and it really gave us the big picture about why we need certain molecules.
Enzymes also were a big part of the material. We went over the different types of enzymes and how they work, what reactions the catalyze and how important they are for normal function in our cells. Enzymes are really the unifying theme of this course. Enzymes are involved in most everything we discussed from DNA synthesis, to translation, to glycolysis.
Overall, as stated before, these three themes really widened my view and gave me the big picture. They helped me understand things that had simply been memorization in other courses. Now instead of just knowing that something is happening, I understand why something is happening.
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