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  • 4.00 Credits

    3 class hours, 3 laboratory hours; 4 credits Topics will include immunology, biotechnology, and the metabolism, genetics, morphology, and growth of microorganisms. Required of Medical Technology majors. Prerequisites: BIO 160 or BIO 180, BIO 181, and CHM 141
  • 4.00 Credits

    2 class hours, 4 laboratory hours; 4 credits Medical and diagnostic microbiology: a study of host microbe interactions, the principles and applications of the immune response, the epidemiology of infectious disease, and the pathogenesis of the major microbial diseases. In the laboratory the procedures used in laboratory diagnosis are applied. Required of Medical Technology majors. A non-liberal arts and sciences course, not credited toward the Biology major. Prerequisite: BIO 314
  • 4.00 Credits

    2 class hours, 4 laboratory hours; 4 credits A study of the microscopic structure of mammalian cells, tissues, and organs with emphasis on functional correlations. Laboratory sessions include technical procedures for fixing, sectioning, staining, and mounting tissue specimens, and examination of prepared microscopic slides of human/mammalian tissues and organs. Prerequisite: BIO 160 or BIO 205
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 hours; 4 credits The principles of the neo-Darwin theory of evolution; the origin and evolution of life; mechanisms of evolution and the roles of genetic variation, natural selection, isolation, and chance; species concepts and speciation; phylogeny; the tempo and mode of evolution; molecular evolution; the impact of genomics on evolutionary relationships; and an introduction to the use of pertinent scientific literature. Prerequisite: BIO 312
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 class hours, 3 laboratory hours; 4 credits Early development of representative organisms, including fertilization, cleavage, origin of germ layers, and organ systems; biochemical events during differentiation. Prerequisites: BIO 180 and 181; CHM 142 Pre- or corequisite: BIO 205
  • 3.00 Credits

    (also MDT 325) 3 class hours, 3 laboratory hours; 4 credits This course will address the theoretical and practical framework for the understanding and application of molecular biology techniques in the clinical laboratory. The course material will cover the principles and applications of recombinant DNA technology including DNA-DNA hybridization, DNA amplification, and nonradioactive in situ hybridization (HISH) for the detection and identification of microorganisms associated with infectious diseases. Prerequisites: BIO 314, CHM 142
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 class hours, 3 laboratory hours; 4 credits Introduction to the representation and analysis of biological sequence and structural information. Description and use of nucleic acid, protein, structure, sequence motif, genome, literature, and other relevant databases. Overview and discussion of basic sequence manipulations and analyses including sequence assembly and editing, restriction and protease analysis, coding region identification, gene prediction, database searching and similarity analysis, pairwise and multiple sequence alignment, PCR primer design, phylogenetic analyses, protein structure and property prediction, RNA structure prediction, microarray analyses, etc. Laboratory includes demonstrations and practical exercises illustrating the analyses and concepts presented and discussed in lecture. Prerequisite: BIO 327 or permission of the instructor. Recommended: BIO 312, BIO 370, BIO 352 or the equivalent
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 hours; 4 credits Principles and regulation of gene expression: nucleic acid and chromosome structure/function, transcription, RNA processing, and translation. Emphasis on eukaryotes and experimental analysis (recombinant DNA and other methods) of genomes, gene structure/function, and expression. Prerequisites: BIO 205, CHM 142, and CHM 127 or permission of the instructor. Recommended: BIO 312, BIO 370, BIO 352 or the equivalent
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 hours; 4 credits An in-depth study of representative physiological mechanisms at the molecular and cellular levels of organization. Course topics include the function of biological macromolecules, bioenergetics and metabolism, cell surface dynamics, functional microanatomy of neurons, neural information transfer and integration, organization of reflexes, hormones and other bioactive chemical messengers, renal regulation of the internal environment. Prerequisite: BIO 160 or BIO 205
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 class hours, 3 laboratory hours; 4 credits This course will cover the areas of animal behavior, neurophysiology, sensory physiology, and neuroendocrinology to provide an integrated point of view of the biological basis of behavior. Prerequisites: BIO 205 and CHM 142
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