312 CELLULAR BIOLOGY (4) Structure, function of the cell, cytogenetics and major histological tissue types; methodology of cell study, tissue culture, and histological microtechnique emphasized in laboratory. Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisites: 101, Chemis try (may be co-requisite). 331 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (4) Selected topics in developmental biology (plant and animal) emphasizing vertebrate embryology, microscopic study of starfish, amphioxus, chick and foetal pig development; microtechnique and directed experimentation. Two hours lecture, six hours laboratory. Prerequisite: 312. 352 MARINE BIOLOGY (4) Introduction to oceanography, marine plant and animal diversity, and ecological rela tionships. Research technology emphasized through field trip observation and group experimentation. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Alternate years, offered 1971-72. 401 POPULATION BIOLOGY (4) Genetics, evolution, and ecology related to biological populations encompassing all liv ing organisms; experimental genetics and field biology emphasized in laboratory. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Perequisites: 102, 301. 403 EVOLUTIONARY THEORY (3) Historical and present-day developments of the idea of evolution; hereditable change and variation as applied to an objective evaluation of historical geology, comparative anatomy, and organismal and population dynamics. Alternate years, offered 1971-72. 405 GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY (4) Selected topics from general and cell physiology; comparison of systems and their func tion in species representative of a broad spectrum of animal life with emphasis on ver tebrates; modern methodology such as respirometry, electrophysiology, and physiograph techniques emphasized in laboratory. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Pre requisite: 202. 408 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (4) Molecular level applied to the physical, chemical, physiological, and morphological organization of the living cell; common and contrasting features in the breadth of living organisms; laboratory experimentation at the molecular cell physiology level. Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisites: 312, 422. 422 BIOCHEMISTRY (5) Fundamental concepts of biochemistry, including chemistry of proteins, amino acids, peptides, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids and nucleotides, enzymes, metabolism, and energy transfer process. Three hours lecture, six hours laboratory. Prerequisites: Chem istry 301. 450 DIRECTED STUDY (1-3) Literature and laboratory research of a specific subject or technique in biology; advanced students gain experience in experimental design, laboratory investigation, and technical writing. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 units. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor. Either semester. 452 ADVANCED FIELD BIOLOGY (4) Plants and animals in their natural habitat; emphasis given to taxonomy, morphology, and population dynamics. Group and individual study in a four-week summer expedi tion. May be substituted for 401. Not open to those who have taken 252. 90
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