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For more information about these courses contact the Department of Biological Sciences: .
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Plant Biology
327
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Systematics and Diversity of Plants
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The diversity, form and function of plants ranging from algae, bryophytes (non-vascular land plants) and psilophytes to the angiosperms. Examples chosen to understand the origin of land plants and their subsequent evolution leading to highly diversified flowering plants.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 371.
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Plant Biology
401
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Plant Biotechnology
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The theory, application and history of plant biotechnology. Plant genome structure and the regulation of gene expression. Transcript, protein and metabolic profiling. Recombinant gene transfer into the plant genome. Biotechnological approaches to crop improvement, soil remediation and value-added traits.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 331, 371, and 3 units from Biochemistry 341 or 393.
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Plant Biology
403
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Plant Physiology
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An integrative examination of the major physiological and metabolic processes in plants from the cellular to the whole-plant level. Emphasis on internal and external controls of growth and development; photosynthesis; nutrient assimilation; plant hormone metabolism and action; and stress physiology.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 371.
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Plant Biology
421
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Plant Cell Biology and Anatomy
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Study of plants at the cell and tissue level. Focus is on subcellular organization and dynamics, and on the structural and functional roles of cell and tissue systems. Lab sessions will emphasize brightfield and fluorescence microscopy imaging.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 371.
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Plant Biology
507
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Advanced Topics in Plant Biology
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Research or reading project that may include seminars, lectures, term papers and training in theoretical and/or laboratory methods.
Course Hours:
3 units; (0-8) or (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
54 units and consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Plant Biology
528
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Independent Studies in Plant Biology
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Original and independent thought, practical research and the completion of written and oral reports.
Course Hours:
6 units; (0-8)
Prerequisite(s):
72 units and consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Plant Biology
530
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Honours Research Project in Plant Biology
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Research project under the direction of one or more faculty members in the Department of Biological Sciences. Formal written and oral reports must be presented on completion of this course. Open only to Honours Botany students or Honours Biological Sciences students.
Course Hours:
6 units; (0-8)
Prerequisite(s):
72 units and consent of the Department.
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Plant Biology
541
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Taxonomy of the Seed Plants
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A study of plants in relation to classification, phylogeny, evolution and identification. Students are required to make a plant collection of fifty plant specimens for identification in the laboratory. It is recommended that the collection be made in the preceding summer.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Botany 327 or Plant Biology 327.
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Plant Biology
543
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Plant Signaling and Development
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Physiology, biochemistry, molecular and cellular aspects of plant growth and development. Emphasis on the co-ordinated regulation of gene expression, cell-cell communication, and signalling during development. Discussion on the methods used to study development, such as mutants of Arabidopsis and other model systems.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 331 and 3 units from Botany 303, 321, Plant Biology 403 or 421.
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Graduate Courses
Enrolment in any graduate course requires consent of the Department. Only when appropriate to a student's program may graduate credit be received for courses numbered 500-599. 600-level courses are available with permission to undergraduate students in the final year of their programs.
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Plant Biology
633
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Current Topics in Plant Biology
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Topics include: plant genomics, biotechnology, biochemistry, cell biology, development and evolutionary biology. Emphasis is on technical advances and their application to plant biology research.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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