Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
BIOL 5397. EUKARYOTIC MOLECULAR
GENETICS. Four credit hours. Two hours of
lecture and two four-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: (BIOL 3300 AND QUIM 5071) or
authorization of the Director of the Department.
Genome complexity; gene structure, regulation of
transcription; mRNA processing; transposons;
signal transduction; the genetics of development,
the cell cycle, and cancer; research techniques in
molecular genetics.
BIOL 5416. HERPETOLOGY. Three credit
hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour
laboratory per week.
A study of the biology, classification and
morphology of amphibians and reptiles, with
emphasis on local species. Field trips.
BIOL 5417. ICHTHYOLOGY. Three credit
hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour
laboratory per week.
A study of the biology, classification and
morphology of fishes, with emphasis on local
species. Field trips.
BIOL 5585. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY
ENTOMOLOGY. Three credit hours. Two hours
of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.
This course offers the student interested in
entomology, animal husbandry or veterinary
science, an opportunity to become familiar with the
recognition, characteristics, habits and control of
insects, ticks mites, and other arthropods that attack
man and domestic animals.
BIOL 5755. VIROLOGY. Three credit hours.
Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory
per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 3770 or
authorization of the Director of the Department.
The classification, structure, physiology and
biochemical activities of viruses.
BIOL 5758. BACTERIAL GENETICS. Two
credit hours. Two hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: BIOL 3300 or BIOL 3770 or
authorization of the Director of the Department.
BIOL 5759. BACTERIAL GENETICS
LABORATORY. Two credit hours. Two fourhour
laboratory periods per week. Co-requisite:
BIOL 5758.
Molecular techniques for the study of the genetics
of bacteria and bacteriophages. Practical
experiences in the processes of recombination,
complementation, the control of genetic
expression, and the transmission of genetic
information among microorganisms.
BIOL 5765. MYCOLOGY. Three credit hours.
Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory
per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 3770 or
authorization of the Director of the Department.
A study of the morphology, physiology,
classification and relation of fungi to man.
Emphasis is given to the isolation and identification
of the different groups.
BIOL 5815. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR. Three credit
hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour
laboratory per week.
A study of activities and responses of animals in
meeting their life requirements. Field trips.
BIOL 5955. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
METHODS IN ECOLOGY. Three credit hours.
One hour of lecture and two three-hour laboratory
periods per week. Prerequisite: Authorization of
the Director of the Department.
Field and laboratory exercises serve to introduce
the student to the basic methods used in ecological
research. The student is trained in the use of
computers for the analysis of ecological data.
BIOL 5990. FIELD BIOLOGY WORKSHOP.
One to three credit hours. Thirty to sixty hours of
workshop/practice per credit. Prerequisite:
Authorization of the Director of the Department.
Intensive practical experience in selected areas of
field biology, in or outside of Puerto Rico. A final
written report will be required.
DNA replication and expression in the prokaryotic
cell; transfer of genetic information; the impact of
genetic processes on the physiology and ecology of
bacteria.
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