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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on methods of survey of plants, identification of communities, succession, soils, and types of soil erosion, and water analysis. One two-hour lab per week and may include field trips. Pre or Co-requisite BIOL 204, Fall
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of medical vocabulary as it pertains to organ systems. Diagnostic and epidemiological terminology will be included. Three hours of lectures per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 101. Spring of every even year.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of basic food groups, vitamins and minerals, dietary requirements, digestion and utilization of nutrients, vitamin deficiency diseases, metabolism and the special nutrient requirements of pregnant/lactating women and infants. Three hours of lectures per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 101. As needed.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of vertebrate embryological development beginning with the fertilization of the egg and continuing through the stages of cleavage and development of organs and organ systems. Three hours of lectures per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 101. Fall or Spring.
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on identification of various stages of embryological development in frogs, chickens, and pigs using prepared slides and by incubating chicken eggs. One two-hour lab per week. Pre or Co-requisite BIOL 301, Fall or Spring.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of genetic principles, Mendel's laws, monohybrid and dihybrid crosses, the chemical and physical structure of chromosomes, the genetic code, mutation, population genetics, human genetic disorders and advances in genetic engineering. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 101, BIOL 102, CHEM 102, and MATH 145. Fall or Spring.
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on mitosis in root tip squashes, meiosis in Rheo discolor, polytene chromosome in dipteran salivary gland squash, isolation of DNA, electrophoresis, restriction analysis and transformation in E. coli, inheritance of Mendelian trait in fruit flies. One two-hour lab per week. Pre or Co-requisite BIOL 303, Fall or Spring.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to acquaint students with the principles and techniques unique to the field of microbiology. Topics covered are taxonomy, morphology, physiology, genetics, growth and metabolism of microorganisms. Special emphasis is placed on medical, environmental, food, water, and industrial microbiology. Three hours of lectures of lecture per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 103, BIOL 104, CHEM 102, and MATH 130. Fall or Spring.
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on microscopy, aseptic transfer techniques, wet mount preparation and observation, smear preparations, staining techniques such as simple staining, gram stain, acid-fast stain, endospore stain, pour-plate technique, streak-plate and spread-plate techniques, disinfectants and antiseptics, antibody disk sensitivity testing. One two-hour lab per week. Pre or Co-requisite BIOL 304. Fall or Spring.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a comparative study of the organization and function of eukaryotic (plant, animal, and bacterial) cells. Concepts include cell structure, metabolism, biochemistry and molecular genetics. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 101 or BIOL 102, CHEM 102. Fall or Spring.
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