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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Study of flora and fauna of northwest Indiana through laboratory and fieldwork. Emphasis on identification, classification, life histories, and habitats of organisms and their conservation as renewable resources. (Summer II)
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3.00 Credits
P: BIOL L101. Structure and function of DNA and RNA. DNA replication, mechanisms of mutation, repair, recombination, and transposition. Mechanism and regulation of gene expression. The genetic code, transcription, and translation. Introduces bacteriophages, plasmids, and the technology of recombinant DNA. (Fall, Summer I)
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3.00 Credits
P: sophomore standing. Fundamental ecology will be presented and applied to conservation of ecosystems and wildlife. In laboratory sessions, students will perform research on restoration of an ecosystem, for example, a prairie. This course is for nonmajors only. (Summer I)
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1.00 Credits
P: BIOL L101. An introduction to the biological research of IU Northwest, preparing students to undertake BIOL L490 research projects. (Fall, Spring)
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3.00 Credits
Biological aspects of social problems such as HEY, genetic engineering, population explosion, eugenics, drug abuse, heredity, hazards of irradiation, etc. (Occasionally)
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3.00 Credits
P: nonmajor junior or senior standing. Physiology, genetics, and biochemistry. Topics to be considered may vary from year to year: cancer, genetic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, blood groups, immune system, genetic damage, contraception and pregnancy, genetics of intelligence, environmental hazards, genetic engineering, etc. (Occasionally)
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
P: L211 or consent of instructor. Principles governing the transmission of specific traits to the progeny of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, higher plants, and animals. Analysis at the level of the individual and population; interactions between genetic constitution and environment; application to the study of development, human genetic disease,and agricultural breeding. Credit not given for both BIOL L311 and BIOL 5311. (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
P: junior standing. An exploration of the anatomical and physiological factors relating to the development of human sexuality with particular emphasis on the biological mechanisms involved in health and disease. (Summer I or II).
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3.00 Credits
BIOL L311 or BIOL S311. Provides a rigorous exploration of the theory of evolution-the conceptual core of biology. Topics include origins and history of life: the interplay of heredity and environment in shaping adaptations; molecular, behavioral, and social evolution; patterns of speciation, extinction, and their consequences; methods of inferring evolutionary relationships among organisms. Credit not given for both BIOL L318 and BIOL 5318, or both BIOL L318 and BIOL L479. (Occasionally)
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3.00 Credits
P: L211 and CHEM C101 or CHEM C105. An introductory survey of the basic principles of immunology and their practical applications. (Spring)
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