Biology 291 - Cell Struct & Function

Spring
2019
01
4.00
Marc Edwards, Dominic Poccia
MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM
Amherst College
BIOL-291-01-1819S
SCCE E210
mcedwards@amherst.edu; dlpoccia@amherst.edu
BIOL-291-01,BCBP-291-01

(Offered as BIOL 291 and BCBP 291) An analysis of the structure and function of cells in plants, animals, and bacteria. Topics to be discussed include the cell surface and membranes, cytoskeletal elements and motility, cytoplasmic organelles and bioenergetics, the interphase nucleus and chromosomes, mitosis, meiosis, and cell cycle regulation. Four classroom hours and three hours of laboratory per week.

Requisite: BIOL 191. Limited to 28 students. Spring semester. Professors Edwards and Poccia.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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