Principles of Biology I

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Prerequisite: H.S. biology or BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1040 within the last three years Students will be exposed to modern concepts of the chemical and cellular bases of life. Topics include: scientific methodology; chemistry of life; structure and function of cells; energy transformations; cellular reproduction; Mendelian genetics; DNA structure, function, replication; and the processes involved in pro- tein synthesis; the influence of genetic material in life systems, human manipulations of DNA, fundamental concepts of the theory of evolution; biological diversity and evolutionary adaptations of organisms; bacteriol- ogy; and protists diversity. This course is for Associate of Science or pre-professional students wishing to transfer as biology majors.