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  • BI 319: Genetics and Genomics

    3.00 Credits
    Boston College

    Classic and modern genetics: transmission genetics, genotype-phenotype relationships, genetic variation, genetic mapping, population genetics, genomic concepts, genomic aspects of genetic methods.
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  • BI 401: Environmental Biology

    3.00 Credits
    Boston College

    This course provides an interdisciplinary environmental science background with an emphasis on biology, covering topics that include: impacts of human populations on air, water, soil, and wildlife; mechanisms by which environmental contaminants can cause cancer, reproductive failure, and other outcomes; and key scientific findings influencing past, present and probable future environmental policies. Controversial issues such as climate change, alternative sources of energy, and methods of improving the global food supply will be discussed. Important historical writings as well as some of the most recent publications in the field will aid discussions of some of the most crucial unanswered problems.
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  • BI 407: Ecology of Plants

    4.00 Credits
    Boston College

    An introduction to the study of plants and their ecology. Students develop the framework for plant identification and an understanding of ecological and evolutionary concepts at various scales. Angiosperms (flowering plants) will be emphasized with study of plant-plant and plant-animal interactions, plant reproduction, biomes, plant biogeography and conservation. The BI 408 laboratory introduces students to inquiry-based observations and experiments in plant ecology. Students gain hands-on skills in plant identification, plant biology and plant ecology through field and laboratory/greenhouse exercises. In groups, students design /implement an ecological experiment that is conducted over the course of the semester in the greenhouse.
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  • BI 408: Ecology of Plants Lab

    0.00 Credits
    Boston College

    A laboratory course designed to introduce students to principles of plant biology. Inquiry-based experiments are designed to engage students in both the greenhouse and the field with a focus on the role of plants in ecological experiments.
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  • BI 414: Microbiology

    3.00 Credits
    Boston College

    This course provides a foundation in molecular cell biology for biology majors, focusing on bacteria, viruses, immunology, and host/microbe relationships. Bacterial structure and function are addressed in terms of physiology, genetics, and biochemistry. Gene expression, replication, and transmission are examined in a variety of eukaryotic viruses. A review of the innate and adaptive phases of the immune response is presented with an emphasis on pathogen recognition, cellular communication, and lymphocyte development. The course concludes with selected topic on pathogenesis, epidemiology, and microbial ecology.
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  • BI 417: Microbial Genetics

    3.00 Credits
    Boston College

    This course will focus on the use of genetic analysis to study microorganisms. Topics will include: maintenance, inheritance, and transfer of genetic material; mechanisms that introduce genetic diversity; regulation of gene expression, and how genomics impacts genetics. Examples will be drawn from prokaryote, eukaryotic, and viral systems.
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  • BI 420: Introduction to Bioinformatics

    3.00 Credits
    Boston College

    Bioinformatics is an emerging field at the intersection of biology, mathematics and computer science. It harnesses the power and speed of computers to analyze the molecules essential for life. This introductory course requires that students have a basic understanding of molecular biology, genetics, and the Internet, but does not require extensive background in mathematics or programming. Students will learn bioinformatic tools from the public domain, public databases, and simple programming tasks in MATLAB and PERL.
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  • BI 422: Plant Biology

    3.00 Credits
    Boston College

    This course focuses on the critical importance of plants on Earth, and how their physiology (cell structure, photosynthetic ability, flowering, specialized structures allowing water and nutrient absorption and transport, defense strategies against predators, etc.) allows them to perform their diverse functions. Additional topics will include strategies that plants employ for adapting to environmental stresses such as pollutants and changing climate, as well as the development of transgenic strains of crop plants.
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  • BI 426: Human Anatomy

    4.00 Credits
    Boston College

    In this course, students will explore and compare the form and function of representative members of the five vertebrate classes. Evolutionary similarities and differences in form and function will be investigated, as will both the selective pressures, and non-selective constraints, that have contributed to vertebrate structure. The course will conceptually integrate vertebrate anatomy with developmental biology, evolutionary biology, and ecology, and will provide skills valuable to careers in a range of biological disciplines, including molecular cell biology, medicine, evolutionary biology, and ecology.
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  • BI 427: Human Anatomy Lab

    0.00 Credits
    Boston College

    Laboratory to accompany BI 426. This course provides hands-on experience with the form and function of major vertebrate groups, including cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The focus will be on understanding evolutionary relationships and origins in different vertebrate groups. Exercises will include investigations of models, skeletons, and preserved organisms. One component of the class will involve a research project in which students compare and contrast the form and function of a specific anatomical trait of their choosing.
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