| source UC Davis (X) |
level |
department Molecular and Cellular Biology (X) |
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Topics in human heredity and human gene structure and function, including the genetic basis of human development, causes of birth defects, mental retardation, genetic diseases, sexual determination, development, and behavior. GE credit: SciEng.—III. (III.) Sanders
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Independent study—3-15 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Laboratory—10 hours; lecture—2 hours; laboratory/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 103 (may be taken concurrently). Introduction to laboratory methods and procedures employed in studying biochemical processes. Designed for students who need experience in the use of biochemical techniques as laboratory tools.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Fairclough, Hilt, Lagarias, Lindsay, Liu, L. Morand, Rubin
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101 and 103. Structure, expression, and regulation of eukaryotic genes. Chromosome structure and replication; gene structure, transcription, and RNA processing; protein synthesis and translation control; development, immune system, and oncogenes. Not open for credit to students who have completed Molecular and Cellular Biology 161.—II, III. (II, III.) Burgess, Dahmus, Gasser, Harmer
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 103. Introduction to the principles of enzyme kinetics and receptor-ligand interactions with emphasis on metabolic regulation and data analysis. Topics include simultaneous equilibria, chemical and steady-state kinetics, allosteric enzymes, mulitreactant systems, enzyme assays, membrane transport and computer-assisted simulations and analyses.—I, III. (I, III.) I. Segel, Wilson
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 103, Chemistry 107B, 118C. An in-depth investigation into protein and nucleic acid structure and thermodynamics and how these properties influence their biological functions. Key examples of important functional classes of these molecules will be examined. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 122 or Chemistry 108.—I, III. (I, III.) Baldwin, Stahlberg
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 103 or 105. The biochemistry of important plant processes and metabolic pathways. Discussion of methods used to understand plant processes, including use of transgenic plants. (Same course as Plant Biology 126.)—II. (II.) Abel, Callis
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 103. Discussion of the historical developments of modern biochemistry or current major research problems. May be repeated twice for credit when topic differs. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 104 (may be taken concurrently). Exercises illustrating the principles of cell biology with emphasis on light microscopy.—II. (II.) Kaplan, Nunnari
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 102, 104 (may be taken concurrently); Mathematics 16B. Advanced cell biology with emphasis on molecular, biophysical and cellular properties of contractile and motile systems.
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101, 102, 103, 104. Physical principles underlying observations and mechanisms of cell motility. Organization of biomolecules into higher order subcellular structures that function as macromolecular machines. Examples include cytoskeletal filaments, polymer-motor systems, neurites, axonemes and mitotic spindles.—I. (I.) Scholey
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101, 102, 104. The molecules and mechanisms that allow eukaryotic cells to coordinate cell growth, DNA replication, segregation of chromosomes and cell division.—II. (II.) McNally
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101, 102, 104. Molecular basis of cell signaling, including positioning of cellular machinery, components of various signaling pathways, and downstream effects of signaling on cell adhesion, cell differentiation, and programmed cell death.—III. (III.) Erickson
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing in the biological sciences or a related discipline. Student reports on current topics in cell biology with emphasis on integration of concepts, synthesis, and state-of-the-art research approaches. Reviews of literature and reports of undergraduate research may be included. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101 and concurrent enrollment in course 150L. Analysis of the mechanistic basis for animal development with a focus on experimental evidence and the relevant fundamental experimental strategies. Fertilization and early development, morphogenesis and patterning, cell differentiation, regulation of cell proliferation and tissue growth.—I. (I.) Armstrong, Edwards
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in course 150. Experiments using live embryos and histological slide preparations of developing embryos will be used to investigate and illustrate the basic mechanisms of animal development. (P/NP grading only.)—I. (I.) Edwards
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing in the biological sciences or a related discipline. Student reports on current topics in cell biology with emphasis on integration of concepts, synthesis, and state-of-the-art research approaches. Reviews of literature and reports of undergraduate research may be included. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Laboratory—6 hours; lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101. Laboratory work in basic and molecular genetics including gene mapping and isolation of mutants. Not open for credit to students who have completed Genetics 100L.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Britt, Kiger, Kimbrell, Natzle, Rose, Sanders, Sundaresan
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101, Biological Sciences 102 may be taken concurrently. Molecular mechanisms for propagation and expression of the genome in eukaryotic and prokaryotic model organisms. How genetic and molecular tools, both classical and modern, are applied to the study of gene structure, function, and regulation. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 121.—II. (II.) Burgess, Gasser, Powers
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 161 (preferred) or 121, 164. Human molecular genetic variation, molecular basis of metabolic disorders, chromosome aberrations and consequences, analysis of the human genome, and computational techniques of genetic analysis.—I. (I.) Chedin, Sanders
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 161 (preferred) or 121, course 164. Current aspects of development genetics. Historical background and current genetic approaches to the study of development of higher animals.—II. (II.) Natzle, L. Rose
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 161 or 121. The five basic operations of genetic analysis: mutation, segregation, recombination, complementation, and regulation. Emphasis on the theory and practice of isolating and analyzing mutations, as well as understanding mechanisms underlying both Medelian and epigenetic inheritance.—III. (III.) Burgess
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing, completion of Biological Sciences 101, course 160L, and completion or concurrent enrollment in course 161. Discussion of current topics in molecular genetics to show advanced applications of basic principles and to highlight professional career opportunities. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101, course 121 or 161. Fundamentals of genomics, including structural genomics, functional genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics, focusing on the impact of these disciplines on research in the biological sciences. Social impacts of genomic research.—III. (III.) Korf
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page
Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor; concurrent enrollment in course 193 or 199. Presentation and discussion of current research by faculty and students. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Score: 10.93638 Details | Listing | Web page