Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

Vectorcardiography as diagnostic tools.(Prerequisites: Medical Physiology I & II).BIO 633 Endocrinology - Four semester hours.Anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of theendocrine glands. Discussion of the systemic effectsof hormones, their regulation, integration, andmechanisms of action. Includes laboratory. Lab Fee:Level 4. (Prerequisites: BY 361 and 532 or Consentof Instructor).BIO 641 Advanced Cell Biology (AAMU andUAH) - Four semester hours. Integrated approach tothe fine structure and function of various cellularprocesses. Special attention to particular aspects ofcellular process each term; e.g., motility in cells,cellular differentiation, etc. Laboratory included.Lab fee: Level 4. (Prerequisite: Cellular andDevelopment Biology or Consent of Instructor).BIO 642 Advanced Cell Physiology - Foursemester hours. Biochemical and biophysicalcytology. The cell as matter, life history of the cell,molecular basis of cellular activities, enzymes andenergy conversions, functional localizations insubunits of the cell, mechanisms of motility,structure and function of cell membranes, effects ofradiation on cells, biochemical control mechanisms,cellular differentiation and the interaction betweencells, hypothesis of cellular origins. (Prerequisites:Molecular Biology, Physics, Cytology, andBiochemistry) Includes laboratory.BIO 643 Microscopy (UAH) - Four semesterhours. Introduction to the various methods ofpreparation for transmission electron microscopyand an analysis of electron micrographs. Attentionwill also be given to supporting techniques such asphase microscopy, autoradiography, scanningelectron microscopy, negative staining, andcytochemistry. Lab Fee: Level 4. (Prerequisites:Graduate standing and Consent of Instructor)BIO 644 Topics in Cell and Development Biologyand Biological Fine Structure (UAH) – Twosemester hours. Discussion of current topics in cellbiology with emphasis on student participation.Both plant and animal cells will be emphasized.Depending on the number of students, some termsmay be devoted to short research problems.(Prerequisites: BIO 543 and 643 or Consent ofInstructor)BIO 645 Human Cytogenetics and its ClinicalApplication - Three semester hours. Review ofnormal human chromosome structure and normalchromosome segregation and morphology withclinical considerations.BIO 646 Molecular Genetics (AAMU and UAH) -Three semester hours. The molecular mechanismsunderlying genetic principles. Structure of genes andchromosomes; primary; secondary and tertiarystructure of DNA; DNA replication; geneticrecombination; RNA transcription; translation andgenetic code; regulation of gene function; evolutionat the molecular level. (Prerequisites: BIO 319 andCHE 361)BIO 647 Enzymology (UAH) - Three semesterhours. Detailed study of enzymes including proteinsynthesis, primary, secondary, tertiary, andquaternary structure, nomenclature, physiologicaland catalytic functions, enzyme kinetics, andmetabolic regulations of enzyme activity.(Prerequisites: BIO 542 or CHE 561 or Consent ofInstructor)BIO 648 Enzymology Lab - Two semester hours.Techniques of isolation, purification, andcharacterization of enzymes. Lab Fee: Level 4.(Prerequisite: BIO 647)BIO 649 Advanced Genetics I - Four semesterhours. Three hours lecture and one hour laboratory.This is the first of the two-course sequence and willprovide instruction in genetics of viruses, bacteriaand fungi. This instruction will emphasize acomparative approach of structure, function andexpression of genetic material, genetic code, proteinsynthesis and transposable elements. Methods ofcloning recombinant DNA in these groups will bediscussed. (Prerequisites: Principles of Genetics,BIO 311: Microbiology, BIO 430; Biochemistry,BIO 407)BIO 650 Advanced Genetics II - Four semesterhours. Three hours of lecture and one hour oflaboratory. This is the second of the two-coursesequence and will include classical and molecularinstruction in animal genetics, population geneticsand evolutionary genetics. The emphasis will be onthe use of modern molecular techniques, such asallozyme and restriction fragment lengthpolymorphism, and DNA sequencing information instudying modern population and evolutionarygenetics. (Prerequisites: BIO 591, BIO 430, BIO407, and BIO 649)BIO 651 Medical Entomology (UAH) - Foursemester hours. Insects and other arthropods asparasites and disseminators of disease. Mechanisms110