BIOT 237 - Plant Tissue Culture

Institution:

Ivy Tech Community College-Central Office

Subject:

Biotechnology

Description:

The student will be introduced to basic techniques of plant tissue culture. This is the aseptic culture of plant cells, tissues, organs and plants. This course seeds to familiarize students with the basic principles of tissue culture and to expose them to their many applications. The course includes media preparation, isolation of explants, and establishment of callus from suspension cultures, growth factor bioassays, and regeneration of whole plants from tissue and plant and genetic engineering techniques. We will also discuss the theory, production and societal implications of transgenic plants.

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4.00

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Lecture/Lab

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Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Unaccounted for code

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