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4.00 Credits
An examination of the biology of freshwater systems, including lakes, rivers, and streams, and the linkages between aquatic and terrestrial environments. Lectures and discussions focus on current topics in freshwater biology. Laboratory and field investigations emphasize quantitative analysis and experimental design and include an independent project. One laboratory meeting and two lecture/discussion sessions each week. Prerequisite: Biology 252 or permission of instructor. P. JACOBSON.
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4.00 Credits
Genetics is an experimental approach that has been applied to questions in all areas of biology, answering fundamental questions about inheritance, cell mechanics, human disease, and evolutionary change. This course will introduce students to advanced genetic principles and techniques. We will then explore how these techniques have been applied to answer fundamental questions in biology by reading both classic and recent papers from the primary literature that utilize genetic approaches. We will also discuss some of the limitations of genetics as a scientific approach. The laboratory will emphasize multiweek projects using genetic techniques to study biological problems. Two three-hour meetings per week. Prerequisite: Biology 252, or Biological Chemistry 262, or permission of instructor. PRAITIS.
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An examination of the cellular and molecular aspects of development in a variety of organisms, with a focus on animals. The experimental basis for our current knowledge of developmental processes is presented. The laboratory includes work with vertebrate and invertebrate embryos. Three lectures, one laboratory each week. Prerequisite: Biology 252 or permission of instructor. SULLIVAN.
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We explore how scientists identify and characterize the genes required for animal and plant development, by reading and discussing papers from the primary literature that utilize molecular and classic genetic techniques. Topics include axis determination, cell fate decisions, tissue formation, sex determination, environmental influences on development, and evolutionary conservation of developmental mechanisms. In the laboratory, students do independent research projects on the model system C. elegans. Two three-hour meetings per week. Prerequisite: Biology 252, or Biological Chemistry 262, or permission of instructor. PRAITIS.
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An examination of the molecular, structural, hormonal, and environmental aspects of differentiation in plants. The main emphasis is on differentiation in higher plants, but developmental systems in the algae, fungi, and bryophytes are also examined. The laboratory includes plant tissue culture methods as tools for morphogenetic studies. Three lectures, one laboratory each week. Prerequisite: Biology 252 or permission of instructor. DERIDDER.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the structure, function, and development of the nervous system. Cellular and molecular mechanisms are emphasized and examples are drawn from throughout the animal kingdom. Three lectures and one scheduled laboratory each week. Prerequisite: Biology 251 or permission of instructor. CABEZA, LINDGREN.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the integrated function of tissues, organs, and organ systems from a molecular, cellular, and organismal perspective. Emphasis is placed on mechanisms underlying physiological processes found throughout the animal kingdom. Three lectures and one laboratory each week. Prerequisite: Biology 252 or permission of instructor. LINDGREN.
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4.00 Credits
The structure, physiology, and genetics of the prokaryotes. Lectures include discussion of papers from the current literature. Laboratory features multi-week investigations. Two lectures and one laboratory each week. Prerequisite: Biology 251. Biological Chemistry 262 is recommended. HINSA.
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4.00 Credits
Study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and of relationships between organisms and environments. Laboratories emphasize quantitative analysis and experimental design in ecology and include several field projects. Lectures focus on the development of ecological concepts and theory. Three lectures and one laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Biology 252 or permission of instructor. ECKHART.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines selected topics that are the focus of current research describing the molecular biology of eukaryotic cells. Events occurring in the nucleus, cytoplasm, and at the cell surface are considered. Laboratories emphasize techniques to study proteins in a variety of cell types including cells growing in culture. Prerequisite: Biology 251 or permission of instructor. SULLIVAN.
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