A study of hereditary mechanisms and the experimental methods used in the analysis and manipulation of these mechanisms. Topics include classical transmission genetics, the nature of the gene, microbial and molecular genetics. The laboratory includes experiments in Drosophila genetics, yeast genetics, bacterial and phage genetics, and molecular genetics. Three class hours and two two-hour laboratories per week. A study of the mechanisms and forces of evolutionary change.
Emphasis is on evolutionary genetics and the interpretation of morphological and molecular evidence.
Three class hours per week and one three-hour laboratory per week. Particular emphasis is placed on membrane physiology, including cellular recognition and signal transduction. Three class hours and one three-hour laboratory per week. A study of plant functions. Water relations, photosynthesis, respiration, translocation, and growth regulators are stressed in relation to growth, differentiation, and reproduction of plants.