Middlebury

BIOL 0318

Plant Molecular Physiology

Plant Molecular Physiology
When you look at a plant, what do you see? One might observe that plants are green, and they don’t move. Some might question whether plants are truly alive. In this course, we will challenge the notion that plants experience the world passively. Inside a plant, there are many highly active, dynamic processes by which a plant senses aspects of its environment and initiates complex responses that allow it to defend itself, alert its neighbors, or overcome harsh environments. Specifically, in this course we will focus on multiple aspects of plant molecular physiology, including major hormonal responses, developmental stages, vascular transport, nutrient acquisition, and metabolism, all in the context of building our understanding of the genes and proteins that catalyze these essential processes. The lab portion of this course will introduce students to common methods used by plant geneticists to test gene function, including mutational analysis, molecular cloning, and plant transformation, among others. (BIOL 0140 and BIOL 0145) 3 hrs lecture / 3 hrs lab.
Subject:
Biology
Department:
Biology
Division:
Natural Sciences
Requirements Fulfilled:
SCI

Sections

Spring 2025

BIOL0318A-S25 Lecture (Solhaug)
BIOL0318Y-S25 Lab (Solhaug)
BIOL0318Z-S25 Lab (Solhaug)