BIO 121 is not a pre-requisit BIO 260 . Special emphasis is placed on the evolution and diversity of organ systems. The study of heredity. The course covers Mendelian genetics, molecular and biochemical genetics, quantitative inheritance and population genetics. Descriptive analysis of mammalian tissue and organ morphology.
Special emphasis is placed on the correlation of structure with function as seen in the human.
The emphasis is on understanding how events at the level of the gene lead to the formation of organs and systems. Microscope study of slides together with experiments which are illustrative of the material discussed in BIO 370. A discussion of organic evolution. Evidence of evolution, mechanisms driving evolution, population genetics, and forces causing biological diversity are emphasized. An experimental laboratory course designed to employ valuable techniques which are unique to the science and illustrate principles presented in BIO 421.