BIOL 001 Molecular and Genomic Biology

Units: 4
Prerequisites: MATH 092S Intermediate Algebra (STEM) or MATH Level 5 and CHEM 003A Introduction to Chemistry each with a grade of “C” or better.
Advisories: CHEM 001A with a grade of “C” or better.
This course, intended for majors, will cover principles and applications of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure and function, biological molecules, homeostasis, cell reproduction and its controls, molecular genetics, classical/Mendelian genetics, cell metabolism including photosynthesis and respiration, and cellular communication. The philosophy of science, methods of scientific inquiry and experimental design are foundational to the course. (UC, CSU)