Catalog Course Description

A consideration of plant genetics and molecular biology. Principles of nuclear and organellar genome structure and function: regulation of gene expression in response to environmental and developmental stimuli; clonal analysis; investigation of the molecular and genetic bases for the exceptional cellular and developmental strategies adopted by plants.

Fall Term

3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 6 hours of Outside Work Hours per week.

Spring Term

3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 6 hours of Outside Work Hours per week.