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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 111, 112 A taxonomic study of the flowering plants of Texas. Includes methods for identification and preservation of plant specimens. Laboratory includes a four-day field trip. 3 Lec 3 Lab. Field trip fee. (Spring, odd years)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 111, 112 Biology of bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microorganisms, and their interactions with their environment. Includes surveys of microbial diversity and taxonomy, human-microbe relationships, environmental and industrial microbiology. Bacteria and viruses will be used in the laboratory to provide training and experimental methodology. 3 Lec. 3 Lab. (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 111, 112; CHEM 332. Co-requisite: BIOL 344 A study of the internal workings of the cell. The molecular basis of various cell activities is emphasized. Particular attention is paid to molecular genetics, energetics, replication and synthesis, molecular transport, and excitability of cells. 3 Lec (Fall, Spring)
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2.00 Credits
Co-requisite: BIOL 340. Laboratory course in modern molecular biology techniques for gene manipulation and analysis in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Evaluation and discussion of experimental results in group sessions. Techniques include: plasmid prep., genomic DNA prep. , digestion, ligation, making competent cells, kockout construction, transformation, electroporation, Southern analysis, Northern analysis, SDS-PAGE, Western analysis. 1 Lec 3 Lab (Fall)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 111, 112 or permission of instructor A broad course emphasizing the biological importance of plants in the world ecosystem as well as their direct vital role in human life. This is an applied botany course in which plant physiology, plant structure, ecology, and systematics are studied. Methods in experimental horticulture are examined. Laboratory includes a four-day field trip. 3 Lec 3 Lab. Field trip fee. (Spring, even years)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 111, 112 or BIOL 101, 102 Principles of Human Physiology is the study of the physiological processes that occur in humans. This one semester course is designed to make students competent in their understanding of human body functions, system by system, and dynamically. Topics included are, an in depth review of metabolism, endocrinology, neurology, muscle physiology, cardiovascular studies, urology and sexual reproduction. 3 Lec 3 Lab (Fall, even years)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the philosophies and methodologies of science. Includes a review of the history of scientific and religious thought and the role each has played in the development of modern theories of origin. (Also taught as RLGN or GEOL 419.) This course meets the upper division writing component for senior year English. ( Spring)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 112 A comparative study of behavioral patterns seen in animals and the forces behind them. This course draws from biological fields such as physiology, ecology and genetics, and interfaces with disciplines such as psychology and sociology. (Offered periodically)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 111, 112 A systematic study of mammals with emphasis on natural history and ecology. 3 Lec 3 Lab. (Fall, odd years)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 111, 112 An introduction to the classification and diversity of chordates and a comparison of the different vertebrate organ systems. Special consideration will be given to taxonomic comparisons of the skeletal and muscular systems. 3 Lec 3 Lab. (Spring, odd years)
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