This laboratory will focus on the practical applications of molecular genetic techniques in the study of the regulation and expression of genes. Group experimental projects designed to allow the development of research techniques and analysis will familiarize students with molecular and classical genetic methodologies in selected model genetic systems. Three hours laboratory. Offered 1999-2000 and alternate years. Also included are biochemical and molecular aspects of important biochemical processes, such as photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation.
Course concludes with an overview of recent advances in plant biotechnology.
Three hours lecture. Plant Physiology Laboratory Laboratory exercises include plant tissue culture, analysis of photosynthetic activities of isolated chloroplasts, enzyme assays, isolation of alkaloids from root cultures of transformed plants, effects of light and hormones on plant development. Three hours laboratory. Environmental Physiology and Toxicology Physiological responses and adaptations of plants and animals exposed to environmental stresses imposed by both natural and polluted environments. Emphasis on the mechanisms of the physiological response and on its ecological consequences.