The laboratory will consist of plant tissue culture experiments. The role of molecular regulatory mechanisms as they pertain to the structure and function of DNA in prokaryotic and eukaryotic chromosome structure, DNA replication and regulation, control of gene transcription and translation and specialized topics such as mutation, recombination and oncogenies. The course will emphasize current concepts as well as established facts. BIO 438 - Cellular Physiology A lecture course dealing with diffusion, osmosis, and active transport across cell membranes, functions of cell organelles, and the physiology of peripheral nerve and muscle. A fundamental course in physiology intended to provide broad coverage of the functions of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
Emphasis is on the vertebrates.
Kymograph techniques practiced in the laboratory. A study of heredity and variation based upon the nature of the germ-plasm, its interaction with the environment, and its influence upon development. Basic principles of genetics, as they apply in plants and animals, are studied in the laboratory with special emphasis on fruit fly experiments. A basic study of the properties and behavior of radiation and their application to biological systems, and to man in particular. Laboratory exercises are designed to familiarize the student with the use of radioisotopes, their properties and their applications to living organisms.