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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
TO: Senate
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FROM: ?
J.W.G. Ivany
Chair, SCAP
SUBJECT:
Faculty of Science
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DATE: ?
Nov. 19, 1987
Department of Biological
Sciences
Reference: SCUS 87-31, SOAP 87-25
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning/Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies gives rise to the following motion:
MOTION:
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"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.87-61
New courses:
BISC
272-3
Special Topics in Biology
BISC
372-3
Special Topics in Biology
BISC
307-3
Biosystematics of
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Flowering ?
Plants
BISC
406-3
Marine Invertebrate Ecology
BISC
411-3
Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture and
Micropropagation
BISC
412-3
Introduction ?
to ?
Virology
BISC
426-3
Biology of Seaweeds
BISC
453-3
Advanced Developmental Biology
BISC
457-3
Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Deletion of:
BISC 346-3
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Biosystematics
BISC 418-3 ?
Advanced Invertebrate Biology
BISC 439-3
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Experimental Techniques II: Ecological
Methods."
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DETAILED PROPOSALS
&
RATIOthLE
FOR TWO NEW SPECIAL TOPIC COURSES
BISC 272-3 Special Topics in Biology
!3ISC 372-3 Special Topics in Biology
These courses are proposed to provide Biological Sciences with greater
flexibility in offering subject matter of contemporary interest, in
exploiting visiting faculty, and in testing new courses. Presently, we can
present such material at the OOX and 472 levels only. These levels are
often inappropriate for the vat3rial to be presented.
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1. Calendar Information
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Department: ?
Rio]ogic;iI Sciu.w
Abbreviation Code: BISC Course Number: 272
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Credit Hours: 3 Vector: -
Title of Course:
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SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY
Calendar Description of Course:
Selected topics in areas not currentlyoffered within the undergraduate course
offerings in the Department of Biological Sciences.
Nature of Course
Prerequisites (or special instructions)
Permission of Department
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
NONE
2.'Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? As required
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
Which of your preseit faculty would Le available to make the propcsd offering
possible?
3.
Objectives of the Course
To allow for the presentation of subject matter of contemporary interest or
from visiting specialist at a level less stringent than required For B1SC 372
or 1172.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty NONE
Staff NONE
Library NONE
Audio Visual NONE
Space ?
NONE
EquipmefltNONE
5.
Approval ?
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Date: ?
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1. Calendar Information
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Department:
Abbreviation Code: BISC
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Course Number:
372 ?
Credit Hours:
Title of Course:
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SPECIAL
TOPICS IN
BiOLOGY
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Biological Sciences
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Vector: -
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Calendar Description of Course:
Selected topics in areas not currently offered within the undergraduate course
offering in the Department of Biological Sciences.
Nature of Course
Prerequisites (or special instructions)
Permission of Department
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
NONE
2.
Scheduling
frequently i1l the course be offered?
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As required
Semester
in which the course will first be offered?
W.ic of ycr present
f.culty
would h available to make the roosed offering
øossihle?
3.
Objectives of the Course
To allow for the presentation of subject matter of contempoi'ary interest or from
visiting specialist at a level less stringest than required for
BISC 472.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty NONE
Staff
NONE
Library
NONE
Audio Visual
NONE
Space ?
NONE
Equipment
NONE
5.
proval ?
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Date:
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Department chairman
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Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-34b:- (When comr)letinq this ormn, for instructions
see
Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
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DETAILED PROPOSALS
&
RATIONALE
FOR THREE NEW
COURSES
INTENDED
TO
TO REPLItCE THREE EXISTING COURSES
BISC 307-3 (3-0-3) Biosystematics of Flowering Plants. (Replaces }3ISC
346-3 Biosvsteinatjcs).
BISC•406-3 (2-0-4) Marine Invertebrate Ecology (Replaces BISC 418-3
(2-0-4) Advanced Invertebrate Biology).
BISC 457-3 (3-0-0) Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. (Replaces,
in Part BISC 447-3 (2-0-4) Control and Regulation in Plants).
These three requested curriculum additions, along with the three coincident
curriculum deletions, reflect an upgradin
g
of the subject matter to
correspond to present day faculty and student interests. Details of these
three courses are attached.
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
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1.
Calendar Information
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Department: Biolo
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ical
Scin'es
Abbreviation Code:
BISC ?
Course Number:
307 ?
Credit Hours:
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Vector:
Title of Course:
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BIOSYSTEMATICS OF FLOWERING PLANTS
Calendar Description of Course:
Introduction to: - the kinds of variance, theoretical principles, and concepts
fundamental to flowering plant taxonomic studies; taxonomic research pertinent
in the plant sciences (e.g. in ecology, physiology, genetics); practical
techniques relevant to taxonomic work including preparation, documentation,
and interpretation of taxonomic data; higher levels of classification and
systematics.
Nature of Course Lectures, lab and short field trips
Prerequisites (or special instructions)
Third year level except by arrangement with department.
What course (courses),' if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: BISC
3
1
16. This course has been taught once as a special topics course,
BISC 1171.
2.
scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Once a year.
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 198-1 (currently as Special Topics)
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? Fisher, Brooke, Màthewes.
3.
Objectives of the Course
To delineate, define and explain taxonomic principles and concepts; to provide the
knowledge necessary to identify and communicate about plant taxa including skills
needed for preparing inventories of flora using appropriate references; to evaluate
classifications and explain their evolutionary implications and utilization; to
teach contemporary methods for collecting morphological, physiological, cytogenetic
and ecological data used in taxonomy and their documentation.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What addit
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Ionàl resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
None
Staff ?
Laboratory Technician
Library
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None
Audio Visual
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None
Space ?
Three hour lab
Equipment Computer time for taximetric and cladistic analysis class.
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5. Approval
Date: ?
06 1981
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Department Chairman
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SCUS 73-34b:- (When completinq thi
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BIOSYSTF4ATICS OF
FLOWERING PLANTS
INTRODUCTION
A fundamental shift in outlook has occurred in taxonomy during the past halt
century. Most practitioners of applied plant sciences repeatedly need to
identify species of plants, but pitfalls and eisbarassments often arise from
a taxonomic foundation that is simplistic and pre-tiarwinian in perspective.
As a result, differences in variation patterns and breeding systems are
frequently overlooked; consistency is unfortunately expected in the
characteristics of a species. The effects of such misinterpretations are
not only scientific but have had serious economic consequences especially in
relation to such issues as productivity and disease resistance.
The ideas of Natural Selection imply that adaptive changes emerging from
variation must be expected everywhere. The naive observer might assume, for
example, that the •daptive requirements for cultivation of two samples of
the same species must be identical because they look so similar. Knowledge
of natural selection should ensure that the possibility of hidden
physiological differences be kept in mind. Natural selection implies too
that reservations be automatically made about the causes of phenotypic
differences between samples. When no information is available about growing
conditions, about potential developmental plasticity or about the genetic
hackgrour ul
of the material under study, such assumptions are caeful1y
avoided.
Taxonomy today is, accordingly, based not only on the direct comparative
morphology and anatomy of individuals, but upon whole populations of plants,
upon their embryology and development,
,
their physiology and biochemical
differences, and their cyto-genetics and ecology in the widest sense.
Populations making up species are riot seen as fixed entities but as
dynamically changing complexes endlessly adjusting themselves
physiologically to the conditions of their surroundings. Who, then
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expect consistency?
Because taxonomy is based upon s
y stematic principles of relationship, the
central key to learning identification lies in an understanding of such
organizational foundations. The all too popular view of taxonomy as a dry
descriptive subject is therefore as completely unscientific and dated as
would he a view of contemporary ecology as consisting merely of field
studies without experimental or theoretical foundation. Taxonomy today, is
likewise fully vindicated as an experimental discipline with a rich
theoretical underpinning that must provide, moreover, the solid scientific
understanding of living material on which all other biological disciplines
depend whenever a name is utilised.
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COURSE OUTLINE
General learning objectives:
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To delineate, define and understand taxonomic principles and concepts.
b.
To identify and communicate about plant taxa with the knowledge
necessary to prepare an inventory of local indigenous, adventive, and
cultivated flora using appropriate references.
C.
To understand and utilise classification systems and their evolutionary
inplications (based on familiarity with 40 major families).
d. To use appropriate contemporary methods for collecting the relevant
morphological, physiological, cyto-genetic, and ecological data (or
other information) for a given taxonomic question.
Schedule of Topics:
1.
Introduction to kinds of evidence, theoretical principles and concepts
fundamental to higher plant taxonomic studies, and to taxonomic research
directly pertinent to plant science investigations of other kinds (e.g.
ecology, physiology, genetics, etc.) (3
weeks).
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historical development of contemporary systematics and taxonomy.
- basic processes of evolution, variation, and speciation.
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principles of plant geography and ecology basic to taxonomy.
- understanding concepts of taxonomic character and evidence.
- the roles of embryology, developmental iorphology, anatomy, cytology
and biochemistry.
- significance of environmentally induced phenotypic variation.
2.
Practical techniques relevant to taxonomic work (3 weeks).
- field (specimen collection, annotation, preservation and storage).
- recognizing anomalous variation in the field (e.g. hybridisation,
dines and polyploidy).
- experimental garden (uniform growth conditions, ecophysiological
parameters, breeding systems, growth chambers).
- laboratory (microscopy, biochemical methods, measurement).
- statistical procedures of taxonomy, taximetrics and cladistics.
3.
Interpretation and documentation of botanical material (4 weeks)
- International rules of Botanical Nomenclature
- taxonomic identification and citation in documents
- methods of data presentation & documentation
- naming plants and how names are changed
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using bibliographies and indexes.
- identifying natural or cultivated plants.
- indigenous and cultivated members of 40 major families.
- finding maximum regional liversity.
- preparing simple floras.
6. Higher levels of classification and systematics (2 weeks)
- the rules of sound phylogeny.
- critical assessment of classification systems.
- using literature of plant systematics.
- keys, field guides, floras and catalogues.
- locations and regulations of systematic facilities.
STRUCrURE
Three lectures weekly, and three-hour lab.
Weekly assignment problems (two questions each week).
Day trips and field-weekend.
Midterm,
p
ractical, and final exams.
Term paper on biosystematic topic or project with problem solving basis.
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PLANT SYSTEMATICS. Jones & Luchsinger McGraw-Hill 1979
Preliminary additional text references:
Taxonomy and Systematics:
Vascular Plant Systematics. Radford et al., Harper & Row.
Families of Flowering plants. Hutchinson, Clarendon.
Plant Taxonomy, Methods & Principles. Benson, Ronald.
Principles of Angiosperm Taxonomy Davis & Heywood, Van Nostrand.
Botanical Nomenclature. Jeffrey, Arnold.
Taxonomy of Vascular Plants. Lawrence, Macmillan.
Taximetrics and Cladistics:
Phylogenetic Systematics. Hennig, U. Illinois.
Numerical Taxonomy. Sneath & Sokal, Freeman.
Chemo taxonomy:
Chemistry in Evolution & Systematics. Swain, Butterworth.
Chemistry in Botanical Classification. Bendz & Santesson, Academic Press.
Ex p
erimental Taxonomy and Evolution:
Variation & Evolution in Plants. Stebbins. Columbia.
Evolution. Dohzhansky, Ayala, Stebbins & Valentine, Freeman.
Stages in the Develo
p
ment of Plant Species. Clausen, Cornell.
New Concepts in Flowering Plant Taxonomy. Heslop-Harrison, Methuen.
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1.
Calendar Information ?
Department: Biological Sciences
Abbreviation Code: RISC
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Course Number: 1
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Credit Hours: J_ Vector: 2-0-11
Title of Course: MARINE INVERTEBRATE ECOLOGY
Calendar Description of Course:
Theoretical and applied aspects of the ecology of marine organisms especially
benthic invertebrates.
Nature of Course - Lecture and Laboratory
Prerequisites (or special instructions)
BISC 306
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
This course has been offered once as a Special Topics course, BISC 471-
2.
Schedulin9
How frequently will the course be offered? Biennially
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Semester in which the course will first be offered?
Wnich of your present faculty would be available to make the
prcp:5ed cfo:in;
possible? ?
B. Hartwick
3.
Objectives of the Course
To increase awareness and understanding of patterns and processes in marine
intertidal and shallow subtidal environments. To investigate the methods of
measurement and analysis of marine invertebrate populations. Special problems
related to selected organisms and marine habitats will be considered. To
increase awareness of marine benthic resources and their exploitation.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty NONE
Staff NONE
Library NONE
Audio Visual NONE
Space
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NONE
Equipment Some sampling and measurement equipment may be required including calipers,
shovels, corers, quadrats, rope, etc., but much of this may be available t;hr
5.
Approval BISC
L139
or 2
1
1. Petersen disc tags
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Access to sieves, drying oven, in.urci
furnace, bomb calorimeter, b
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int during the course
Date:
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Department Chairman
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MARINE INVERTEBRATE ECOLOGY
This course will emphasize experimental and quantitative methods in the
stud y
of marine invertebrate populations. Although emphasis will be on
henthic organisms the approaches and techniques will be useful for students
with more general interests in marine biology. The course will provide
students with an understanding of current topics in marine ecology and the
procedures used in analysizing natural populations during investigations in
theoretical and applied marine ecology. Awareness of problems in dealing
with
marine resources will be increased through examination of specific
cases.
The course should complement DISC 424 Marine Biology and Oceanography which
provides marine oriented students with a general introduction to the
diversit y
of marine environments and the adaptations of organisms living in
them. This course along with P. Fankboner's course are natural extensions
of BISC
306
and complete our undergraduate invertebrate offerings within the
proposed Marine Biology stream.
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Lectures will cover the following topics:
Marine benthic organisms and their habitats
Trophic structure and energy flow
Life history characteristics of selected groups
Population parameters and their estimation
Population studies on hard substrates
Population studies on soft substrates
Population studies of selected groups
Exploitation of henthic marine invertebrates
Habitat nonsiderations
Community ecology
Benthic - pelagic links
Marine henthic systems
One or more laboratories to cover each of the following topics:
Intertidal and subtidal benthic sampling
Design, methods and basic analysis for macrofauna and meiofauna on hard
and soft substrates
Analysis of sediments and dispersion patterns
Estimation of abundance and mortality
Growth and aging in selected groups
Growth rates, size frequencies, relationships between parameters, aging
Reproduction in marine invertebrates
Spawning cycles, indices, fecundity, size at maturity, reproductive
effort and value
Estimation of single-species production
Trophic relations
Food habits analysis, feeding rates, prey selection
Iabitat - poucL
ion relationships
Benthic community characteristics
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1. Calendar Information
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Department:
Abbreviation Code: !3ISC
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Course Number:
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Credit Hours:
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Biological Sciences
Vector:
Title of Course:
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PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Calendar Description of Course:
A description of biochemical processes that are unique to plants; secondary
metabolism; introduction to plant molecular biology.
Nature of Course Lecture
Prerequisites (or special instructions)
BISC 301 or BICH 302, and BISC
337
or
37,
or consent of the instructor.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: BISC
47
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offcrc? Every second year
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
87-88
Academic year
Which of your pzesertt £aclty would be avilab.e to make the proposed offering
possible? Dr. K. Eastwell
3.
Oblectives of the Course
To present students with the molecular basis for many precesses associated with
plant growth and development, including the biosynthesis of economically important
compounds; to present a survey of plant nuclear and plastid geriomes and their
interaction. Although this course may be the terminal course in a sequence, it
will also equip students for further studies in plant biochemistry or physiology.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
None
Staff ?
None
Library ?
See attached list of recommended library additions
Audio Visual Small lecture room withoverhead projector (for approx. 10 students).
Space ?
None
Equipment
None
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Date: ?
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BISC 457 — PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ?
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REQUIRED TEXT:
T.W. Goodwin & E.I. Mercer. Introduction to Plant Biochemistry: Second
Edition. Pergamon Press, 1983,
677 pp
COURSE OUTLINE:
Lecture ?
Description
1-6
? Plant growth regulators — biochemical mode of action.
— auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid, ethylene.
7,8,9
? Polysaccharide biosynthesis.
— complex carbohydrates; cell wall biosynthesis.
10,11,12 ?
Fatty acid metabolism.
13,14
Polyhenol oxidase — regulation and function.
15,16
Phenylalanine ammonia lyase — regulation and function.
17
Mid-term examination.
18-23
Secondary metabolism —
— terpenes.
— cilkaloids and phenolics.
24-26
Introduction to plant molecular biology —
— organization of nuclear, mitochondrial and plastid
genomes.
27,28
— chioroplast biogenesis.
29-32
— chloroplast protein bio3ynthesis — coordination.
— review of photochemistry — light reactions of
photosynthesis.
— ultrastructure and assembly of the photosynthetic units.
— other plastid proteins.
33,34
— heat shock proteins; pathogenesis-related proteins.
35,36
— male sterility factors — origins; activity.
37,38,39
— introduction to genetic engineering.
— TI plasmid.
— direct DNA transfer.
— cryptic viruses.
— virus vectors.
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BISC 457 - Plant Biochemistry
&
Molecular Biology
LIBRARY RESOURCES:
Grierson, D., Covey S. Plant Molecular Biology. Blackie/Chapman and Hall,
1985.
Mantell, S.H., Matthews, J.A., McKee, R.A. Principles of Plant
Biotechnology: An Introduction to Genetic Engineering in Plants.
Blackwell Scientific, Palo Alto, 1935, 269pp.
Parthier, B., BDutler, D. Nucleic Acids and Proteins in Plants Ii:
Structure, Biochemistr y
and Physiology of Nucleic Acids. Springer -
Verlag, New York, 1982, 774pp.
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DETAILED PROPOSALS AND RATIONALE FOR THREE NEW COURSES WHICH HAVE BEELi
TAUGHT PREVIOUSLY AS SPFXIAL TOPICS
BISC 411-3 (2-0-4)
Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture and
Micropropagat ion.
BISC 426-3 (2-0-4) Biology of Seaweed.
BISC 453-3 (3-0-0) Advanced Developmental Biology.
These three new courses reflect the research interests
offer them. Further, it is the view of the department
compliment our fourth year offerings. Each course has
Special Topics course (one to four times) in the past,
necessary for their execution are on hand. Details of
attached.
of the faculty to
that these courses
been given as a
thus resources
the courses are
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1. Calendar Information ?
Department: Biological Sciences
Abbreviation Code: BISC Course Number: 411
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Credit Hours:
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Vector: 2 0 J
Title of Course: INTRODUCTION TO PLANT TISSUE CULTURE AND MICROPROPAGATION
Calendar Description of Course:
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An introduction to the culture of plant cells and tissues; methods of
plant micropropagation and their improvement.
Nature of Course A lecture plus laboratory course and associated field trips.
Prerequisites (or special instructions)
BISC 301 and BISC 3147 or permission of instructors.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: None. This course has been offered as a special topic course once, BISC
1471.
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Annually or as faculty available.
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
88
academic year.
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which of your present faculty would be available to make the propcsed offering
possible? W. Vidaver
3.
objectives of the Course
To acquaint the student with current practices and future potential of plant cell
and tissue culture related to commercial plant propogation genetic improvement of
plant species, production of plant secondary products and development of new
plant varieties.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty None
Staff
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A laboratory technician with tissue culture skills
Library Subscription to Horticultural Science, Journal of Horticulture and Plants
Audio Vis&' and tissue cultures.
None
Space
Equipment Laminar flowhood
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5. Approval ?
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Date:
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INTRODUCTION TO PLANT TISSUE CULTURE AND
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Lecture Outline:
1.
Introduction. Scope and objectives, course mechanics.
2.
Tissue culture micropropagation. Practices, methods, applications,
explant selection.
3.
Culture media. Inorganic nutrients, organic energy sources,
hormones.
4.
Virus free cultures. Techniques for eradication. Uses of
virus-free plants.
5.
Proliferation vs. rooting. Axillary and adventitious shoot
induction, root induction.
6.
Epigenetic variation. Definition, implications for plant tissue
culture, causes, control.
7.
Micropropagation of conifers. Explant sources, the
juvenility-maturity problem, hormone pulses.
8.
Acclimatization. Definition, necessity for, methods, resource
requirements.
9.
Commercial practices and applications of plant tissue culture
micropropagation.
10.
Physiological and biochemical activities of plants growing in vitro.
Heterotrophic s. autotrophic metabolism, stomatal function, root
function.
21-12. Biochemical and eveloprnental aspects of hormonal effects on in
vitro grown plants.
13-14. Physiological assessment methods of tissue-cultured plants.
Photosynthetic capacity, chloro
p
hyll content, leaf area, dry and
fresh weights, water relations, stomatal and vascular function.
15.
Industrial aspects of plant tissue culture: present status,
potential for the future.
16.
Callus cultures. Techniques, uses, advantages, drawbacks.
17.
Cell cultures, cell suspensions and embryoids. Preparation,
maintenance, uses.
18.
Anther and pollen cultures. [laploid and dihaploid plants,
regeneration of functional plants.
19.
Protoplasts. In initiating cell cultures, cell fusion, organelle
transfer, induction of polyploidy.
20.
Culture-induced variation. Causes, selection for desirable traits
or properties, genetic stability of traits.
21-22. Genetic modification at the cellular level. Survey of current
techniques and potential for economic application.
23.
The future of plant tissue culture and biotechnology. Research
needs, pathogen resistance, new plant varieties, greater crop
yields, new oharmaceuticals, better, faster growing trees.
24.
Summary.
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Laboratory Outline
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Week
1.
Free
2.
Introduction to techniques, subculture existing Daphne plantlets.
3.
Isolation of carnation and orchid explants.
4.
Field trip to commercial nursery.
5.
Prepare protoplasts from leaf mesophyll cells.
6.
Prepare cell suspension from isolated protoplasts.
7.
Subculture Daphne, cell suspensio and shoot apex explants.
8.
Field trip.
9-11. Introduction to physiological assessments: c02exchange, variable
chlorophyll fluorescence, stomatal-leaf conductance, fresh-dry weight
measurements, chlorophyll content.
12.
Assess and terminate ongoing cultures.
13.
Oral reports on projects.
Re
f
erences
Dodds, J.H and L.W. !cberts. 198
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E:perirnent in Plant Tissue Culture.
Cambridge University Press.
Donnell y
, D. and W. Vidaver. 1987. A Glossary of Plant Tissue Culture.
Dioscorides Press, Portland, Oregon.
Hartmann, H.T. and D.E. Kester. 1983. Plant Propagation. 4th ed.,
Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Kyte, L. 1983. Plants from Test Tubes. Timber Press. Portland, Oregon.
1 32pp.
Reinert, J. and M.M. Yeoman. 1982. Plant Cell and Tissue Culture.
Springer-Verlag, Berlin. 83 pp.
Robinson, C.W. and J.A. Howell (eds.) 1985. Comprehensive Biotechnology.
Vol 4, Pergamon Press, Oxford.
Vasil, I.K. (ed.) 1985. Cell Culture and Somatic Cell Genetics of Plants.
Vol. 11 Growth, Nutrition, Cytodifferentiation and Cryopreservation.
Academic Press. Orlando, Fla.
330
pp.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
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Department: Biological. Sciences
Abbreviation Code: BISC
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Course Number: ?
1126
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Credit Hours:
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Vector: 2_0_!l
Title of Course: BIOLOGY OF SEAWEEDS
Calendar Description of Course:
The contemporary biology of seaweeds is reviewed. Emphasis is on the comparative
adaptability of seaweeds inhabiting different environments. Students may he
required to complete a research project.
Nature of Course Advanced, with laboratory, field, lecture and student participant
Prerequisites (or special instructions) :
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components.
BISC 326. Weekend field trips will be required.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
This course has been offered four times as Special Topics BISC 471.
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Alternate years
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 198_l
Which of your present faculty would be vaiiaie to make the propczcd cffcrirg
possible? Louis Druehl
3.
Objectives of the Course
1.
To expose students to advanced concepts in the biology of an important group of'
non-vascular plants (strengthens our botany programme).
2.
To balance our marine biology programme. This course would parallel BISC 406
(advanced invertebrates).
3.
To prepare students for careers in areas related to marine plant resources
(aquacultureand resource management) or graduate training.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty None
Staff ?
None
Library None
Audio Visual None
Space
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None
Equipment ?
None
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BISC 426 - BIOLOGY OF SEAWEEDS
COURSE OUTLINE
Lecture Topics:
What is a seaweed?
Taxonomic diversity
Morphological diversity
Reproductive diversity
Behavioral diversity
Contemporary ecophysiology
Productivity and Mariculture
Student presentations
Labor atory/Field Exercises:
Seaweed diversity
Laboratory culture
Pigment extractions and identification
Photosynthesis and respiration
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Nutrient uptake
Standing crop
Student Projects
Texts:
Lobban, C.S., Harrison, P.J. and Duncan, M.J. 1985. The Physiological
Ecology of Seaweeds. Cambridge Univ. Press. N.Y. 242pp.
Lobban, C.S. and Wynne, M.J. 1981. The Biology of Seaweeds. Blackwell
Sci. Pubi. Oxford. 675pp.
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
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Department: Biological Sciences
Abbreviation Code: BISC
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Course Number:
1
153
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Credit Hours:
3
Vector:
3_00
Title of Course: ADVANCED DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Calendar Description of Course:
Intensive examination of the recent research literature in modern molecular studies
of the development and differentiation of animal systems. Emphasis will be on
molecular mechanism which underlie basic developmental phenomena.
Nature of Course
Prerequisites (or special instructions)
BISC 301 and BISC 321
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
This course has been offered three times as a Special Topics course, BISC 1171.
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? 1/2 years.
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 19-1
which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? Michael J. Smith
3.
Objectives of the Course
This course will provide senior undergraduates with an opportunity to examine
modern approaches to the study of development in biological systems.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
0
Staff
0
Library
0
Audio Visual
0
Space ?
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Equipment
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ADVANCED DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
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CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An intensive examination of the recent research literature in modern
molecular studies of development and differentiation of animal systems.
Emphasis will be on study of the molecular mechanisms which underlie basic
developmental phenomena.
NATURE OF THE COURSE:
Course Outline:
Description of the classical problems in development and differentiation:
maternal influences on development, cytoplasmic localization at the
molecular level, embr
y
onic versus maternal gene effects in development,
induction.
Molecular studies of oogenesis: special mechanisms, ribosomal gene
amplification, lampbrush chromosomes, transcriptional and translational
activity in the developing oocyte, follicle and nurse cells activities,
nature of maternal transcripts and their fates.
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Molecular studies of the early embryo: onset of embryonic gene activity,
quantitative analyses of transcription and translation of specific genes,
localized gene expression, cell lineage analyses at a molecular level.
Molecular studies of differentiation: development switches in hemoglobin
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nthesis, coordinate expression of muscle genes in myogenesis, development
of the immune system and self-recognition.
RATIONALE:
Presently there is one course in developmental biology at SFU. This is a
second year survey course which addresses, at a very superficial level, both
embryology and developmental biology. Much of modern biology is concerned
with the molecular mechanisms which result in the development of the complex
organism from a single cell, the egg. There have been significant advances
in these types of studies with the application of modern biochemical and
molecular biological analyses to developing systems. Unfortunately students
at Simon Fraser get at best a fleeting glimpse of such studies. In the last
eight years I have twice offered such an advanced course under the Special
Topics rubric. In both cases, the course was well received and attended.
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In
the
past four years I have been teaching I3ISC 203 and each year a
significant number of undergraduates inquire whether further courses in this
area are available. The proposed course is seen as an integral necessity
for the Cell Biology and Genetics stream in this Department. I forecast an
enrollment of approximately 20 students for this class.
TEXT:
Although there are several modern texts and a continuing publication of
monographs in this area, I prefer to use reading from the original research
and review articles in this course. Standard texts will be placed on
reserve in the library for reference purposes.
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DETAILED PROPOSAL & RATIONALE
FOR A
NEW
COURSE
IN VIROLOGY
BISC 412-3 (3-0-0)
Introduction
to Virology.
This course reflects the concerted research interests of one of our
faculty.
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the view of the Department this is an important area and this
course compliments offerings in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Details
of the Virology course are attached.
This course was offered as a Special Topics graduate course, open to upper
undergraduate students.
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1. Calendar Information
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Department: ?
Biological Science
Abbreviation Code: BISC
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Course Number:412
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Credit Hours: __ Vector: 3-0-0
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
Title of Course:
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INTRODUCTION TO VIROLOGY
Calendar Description of Course:
A general introduction to viruses of prokaryotes, plants and animals; methods of
analysis; virus replication; immunity and resistance; viruses as tools for
genetic manipulation.
Nature of Course Lecture
Prerequisites (or special instructions)
BISC 301 or BISCH 302; BISC
321
corequisite
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: None
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Once every other ypar -.
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? Dr. K. Eastwell
3.
Objectives of the Course
To explore strategies adapted by viruses to ensure their survival. Select viruses
or groups will be used to illustrate replication mechanisms.
To provide infcrmation on the biology/biochemistry of viruses that serve as
progenitors of many vectors currently used for modifying the genetic and phenotypic
composition of other organisms.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty None
Staff
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None
Lib
rar
ySome modest additions, e.g., the book Bacteriophage Tl; use of reserve
reiding room facilities.
Audio Visual
None
Space
Some lecture room to accommodate small class (approx. 25 students)
Equipment
None
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INTRODUCTION TO VIROLOGY
LECTURE
1. ?
Concepts of virology
1.2 ?
A. Definitions, classification
3,
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B. Architecture and assembly
6,7 ?
C. Tools of virus research - purification and assay
8,9
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11. Virus invasion of the host cells - the "eclipse period"
A.
r-even bacteriophages
B. Enveloped viruses
C.
Naked viruses
111. Virus replication strategies - the "synthetic period"
A. Single-stranded (+) RNA viruses
10,11 ?
i. ?
Tobamoviruses
- dsRNAs, subgenomics, mRNA amplification
ii. ?
Togaviruses
- split mRNAs
12,13
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iii. Picornaviruses/comoviruses
- pactamycin mapping, polyprotein processing
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1
5 ?
iv. ?
RNA Bacteriophage - QB, R17, MS2
- translation repression
16,17
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V. ?
Retroviruses
- oncogenes
B. Single-stranded (-) RNA viruses
18,19
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1.
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Rhabdoviruses
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- encapsidated enzymes, transcriptional regulation
20 ?
ii. ?
Para- and Ortho-inyxoviruses
- dependence on host DNA synthesis
C. Double-stranded RNA viruses
21 ?
i. ?
Reoviruses
- subvirus particles
D. Double-stranded RNA viruses
22 ?
i.
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Papovavirus (SV40)
- splicer RNA activity, early vs. late transcription
ii. ?
Adenoviruses
23
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iii. Poxvirus (vaccinia)
- "uncoating protein", translational control
24,25
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iv.
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Caulimovirus
- gene structure
E. Single-stranded DNA viruses
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Parvoviruses
- defective particles, "helper virus"
ii. ?
Arenoviruses
BISC 412 - Course Outline
INTRODUCTION TO VIROLOGY ?
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LECTURE
1.
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Concepts of virology
1.2 ?
A. Definitions, classification
3
,
11
,
5
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B. Architecture and assembly
6,7 ?
C. Tools of virus research - purification and assay
8,9
?
11. Virus invasion of the host cells - the "eclipse period"
A. T-even bacteriophages
B. Enveloped viruses
C. Naked viruses
111. Virus replication strategies - the "synthetic period"
A. Single-stranded (+) RNA viruses
10,11 ?
1. ?
Tobamoviruses
- dsRNAs, subgenornics, mRNA amplification
ii. ?
Togaviruses
- split mRNAs
12,13
?
iii. Picornaviruses/comoviruses
- pactamycin mapping, polyprotein processing
111
,
15 ?
iv. ?
RNA Bacteriophage - QB, R
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?, MS2
- translation repression
16,17
?
V. ?
Retroviruses
- oncogenes
B. Single-stranded (-) RNA viruses
18,19 ?
i. ?
Rhabdoviruses
- encapsidated enzymes, transcriptional regulation
20
?
ii. ?
Para- and Ortho-myxoviruses
- dependence on host DNA synthesis
C. Double-stranded RNA viruses
21
?
i.
?
Reovlruses
- subvirus particles
D. Double-stranded RNA viruses
22 ?
1. ?
Papovavirus (SV40)
- splicer RNA activity, early vs. late transcription
ii. ?
Adenoviruses
23
?
iii. Poxvirus (vaccinia)
- "uncoating protein", translational control
2,25
?
iv. ?
Caulimovirus
- gene structure
E. Single-stranded DNA viruses
26 ?
i. ?
Parvoviruses
- defective particles, "helper virus"
ii. ?
Arenoviruses
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I. ECTU RE
IV. ?
Immunity and resistance
27
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A. Interferon
28 ?
B. Plant immunity
29 ?
C. Mixed virus infections
V.
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Subvirus particles
30 ?
A. Defective interfering particles
3
1
,3 2
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B. Viroids, virusoids, satellite viruses and satellite RNAs
VI. ?
Viruses as tools for genetic manipulation
33,34 ?
A. Cloning vectors for bacteria
35,36
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B. Caulimoviruses
C.
RNA viruses
D.
Satellites
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Introduction to Virology
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REFERENCE LIST
BOOKS:
Backer, Y., Editor. Molecular Virology.
1983.
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
The Haque.
*Mathews, C.K., Kutter, E.N., Mosig, G., Berget, P.B. Bacteriophage T
1
1,
1983,
American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C.
Matthews, R.E.F. Plant Virology, Second Edition,
1981,
Academic Press, New
York.
pApppc.
Butler, P.T.J., Kiug, A.,
1978.
The assembly of a virus. Scientific American,
239:69.
Caspar, D.L.D., Kiug, A.,
1962.
Physical principles in the construction of
regular viruses. CSH Symposium on Quantitative Biology,
27:1.
Harrison, S.C.,
1984.
Multiple modes of sunbunit association in the structure ?
of simple spherical viruses. Trends in Biochemical Sciences,
9:345.
Simons, K., Garoff, H., Helenius, A.
1982.
How an animal virus gets into and
out of its host cell. Scientific American,
246:58.
Taliansky, M.E., Malyshenko, S.I., Pshennikova, E.S., Kaplan, I.B.,
Ulanova, E.F., Atabekov, J.G.,
1982.
Plant virus-specific transport
function. Virology,
122:318.
REQUIRED TEXT:
Fraenkel-Courat, H. and Kimball, P.C.,
1982.
Virology. Prentice-Hall, New
Jersey.
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DETAILED
PROPOSAL AND RATIONALE FOR A COURSE DELETION
I3ISC 439-3 (1-1-6) Experimental Techniques: Ecological Methods.
Subsequent to an exhaustive review by Dr. A. Harestad (an ecologist in our
Department) the Department decided this course was redundant. It is
recommended students aquatically oriented take )3ISC 414 and BISC 424 and
those terrestrially oriented take BISC 404 and BISC 419 to achieve
experience similar to that offered in BISC 439.
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