Evidence from the fossil record will be examined. The course includes both lab and field exercises. Bio 30 Invertebrate Zoology Major invertebrate phyla with emphasis on evolution, taxonomy, structure, physiology, ecology, and laboratory dissection of representative types. Bio 31 Histology Structure and function of the tissues and organs of the body as revealed by microscopic analysis. Embryology Developmental processes of animals from gametogenesis to establishment of the principal organ systems.
Laboratory includes study of frog, chick, and pig development.
Bio 33 Microscopic Techniques Instruction and laboratory techniques in the preparation of animal histological and plant anatomical materials for microscopic study. Various cytological, histochemical, and cell-culturing procedures are included. Includes the study of pathogenic and economically useful forms, and methods of culture, identification, sterilization, and bacteriological analyses. Bio 37 Molecular Biology A study of nucleic acid and protein structures, complex aggregates such as collagen, chromatin, viruses. Basic concepts in DNA replication, DNA repair, transcription, translation, gene regulation, gene exchange, and rearrangement including recombinant DNA technology.