2003 - 2005 Undergraduate Bulletin 2003 - 2005 Undergraduate Bulletin

Biology Undergraduate Program
Dept.Course No.DECTitle
BIO314Biological Clocks


Course Description:
The temporal dimension of biological organization focusing on the cellular and molecular timekeeping mechanisms characteristic of living systems. Topics include a survey of circadian rhythms and their properties in eukaryotic microorganisms; cell cycle clocks; the quest for anatomical loci; dissection of clocks by chemical and molecular genetic techniques; entrainment and coupling pathways; biochemical and molecular models of circadian oscillators; pacemaker dysfunction; cellular aspects of chrono-pharmacology and chronotherapy; and cellular clocks in development and aging.

Prerequisite: BIO 310 or 325 or 361 or 374

Credit Information: 3



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