The development of a competitive research proposal in consultation with an advisor. Prerequisite(s): third year standing in an Honours Biology...
Practical experience for students enrolled in the Co-operative Option. Students must receive satisfactory evaluations from their work term employer....
Recent advances in plant development including molecular, biochemical, genomics, and proteomics studies. Precludes additional credit for BIOL 4100....
The interface of molecular biology, ecology and population biology. Topics include experimental design and a survey and critique of molecular genetic...
Evolution of gene frequencies, including selection, mutation, genetic drift, inbreeding, gene flow, and population structure. Precludes additional...
A continuation of BIOL 4103 dealing with molecular evidence of evolution, speciation as well as the analysis of biometrical traits. Precludes...
Review of the use of current techniques in molecular genetics and examination of some innovative new approaches to problems in molecular and cellular...
This laboratory course is complementary to BIOL 4106 and designed to provide practical familiarity with commonly used techniques in molecular...
The organization and function of the immune system, including the anatomy of the immune system, the properties and behaviour of cells of the immune...
Theory and practice of animal cell culture; the use of cultured cells in studies of immune function; and the applications of products of the immune...
A molecular study of mutagenesis and DNA repair. Topics include DNA structure perturbations, spontaneous and induced mutagenesis, the genetics and...
The evolution of sex, including meiosis, syngamy, sex determination, sex chromosomes, and gender from organismal, genetic, and developmental...
An advanced course dealing with recent developments in selected topics of plant physiology. Precludes additional credit for BIOL 4205....
Studies of microbial ecology, physiology, biochemistry and genetics as they apply to microorganisms and microbial communities functioning in natural,...
Explorations of developing biotechnologies in areas such as microbial products, protein engineering, plant genetic engineering, environmental...
A course dealing with recent advances made in particular areas of animal neurophysiology. Precludes additional credit for BIOL 4305. Prerequisite(s):...
The proximate mechanisms underlying animal behaviour are examined focusing on how nervous systems evolve in response to environmental selection...
Lectures, discussions and student presentations will be used to examine adaptations of animals to extreme environments (e.g. desert) or lifestyles...
Molecular cell biology of nuclear functions and the eukaryotic cell cycle. Topics may include chromosome architecture and dynamics; nucleocytoplasmic...
Introduction to ornithology, the study of birds; the evolution of birds, migration, geographic variation, adaptations for flight, feeding,...