The subject matter of this course overlaps with courses in pathology, in that students learn much about medical terminology, signs and symptoms of disease, and other relevant topics, but will spend most of the course developing an understanding of disease mechanisms based on physiological principles. 3V45 Community Ecology Research Field investigations of ecological relationships. Three hours field work required per credit hour registered. Fall, Spring, Summer. 4245 Advanced Genetics Investigations of the study of mutations, comparisons of random and directed mutations, chromosomal rearrangements, and the molecular basis of selected human diseases.
Course includes student presentation of articles from the primary literature and discussion.
One meeting weekly. A study of the development of representative vertebrate species and the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying their development. Two lectures, two laboratory periods weekly. It is also recommended that students have taken 3340. Discussions on recent advances in the understanding of the mammalian nervous systems.