Biology 150 - The Living World
Spring 2000

Instructors: Dr. Carlson & Dr. Wojtas

Lecture: Tuesday & Thursday, 8:20-9:40am, Javits 100

* Official Undergraduate Biology Web Page for BIO 150 (Under Construction)

* About the Course
* Course Schedule

* Final Review

* * Final/Grading Information (Updated April 25)

* Practice Questions: Final

Units III & IV - Dr. Wojtas

The best way to contact me is by e-mail: kwojtas@life.bio.sunysb.edu
Otherwise, you can call me, or see me in lab:
632-9031
344 Life Sciences Building

* Reading Assignments - Unit III
* Reading Assignments - Unit IV
* Practice Questions: Unit III

See below for topics list

Units I & II - Dr. Carlson

* Course Syllabus
* Reading Assignments

* Practice Exam: Units I & II

* Exam 1 - Answers

Exam 2
* Information
* Human Sexuality
* Hermaphrodites et al.
* Exam 2 - Answers

See below for topics list

Lab Information

* Lab Sections
* Lab Schedule
* TA Office Hours

Course Topics

* Unit I: The Gene as the Basis of Life
  1. What is Heredity?
  2. Mendel's First Law
  3. Human Monogenic Traits
  4. Mendel's Second Law
* Unit II: Sex Determination and Development
  1. X-Linked Traits
  2. The Seven Sexes of Humans
  3. Sexuality--When Things Go Differently
  4. What Do We Know About Psychological Sex?
* Unit III: The Molecular Basis of Life
  1. DNA structure, replication and repair
  2. DNA ----> RNA ----> protein
  3. Chromatin structure, genome organization
  4. DNA technology- cloning, practical applications of DNA technology
  5. Genes in animal development
* Unit IV: Evolution
  1. Evolutionary theory, evidence of evolution
  2. Mechanisms of evolution, origin of species
  3. Speciation - part II
  4. Systematics

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