Foundations of Biology: Cell & Molecular Biology Lecture. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Prerequisites: (( BIOL 200 or R120 200) and ( CHEM 121 or CHEM 125 )) or ( CHEM 121 and CHEM 122 ) or ( CHEM 125 and CHEM 126 ) or ( PHYS 102 and PHYS 103 ) or ( PHYS 111 and PHYS 121 ). This course will expose students to an in-depth examination of the structure and function of cells; methods of study; thermodynamics and metabolism; membrane biology, energy utilization and transfer; protein and nucleic acid structure and function; transcription, translation, and genetic regulation. The laboratory course BIOL 202 must be taken concurrently, although they are separate courses.