BIOMG 1350

BIOMG 1350

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

The course introduces molecular mechanisms that underlie the organization, division, and growth of individual cells; how they organize during embryonic development to form functional tissues and organs in multicellular organisms; and how their misbehavior contributes to disease. The learning outcomes below indicate the topics and skills that students should master upon completion of the course.

When Offered Fall, spring, summer.

Distribution Category (BIO-AG, PBS-AS)

Comments Biological sciences majors must take course for a letter grade. Students may not receive credit for BIOG 1140 after taking BIOMG 1350.

Outcomes
  • The internal organization of the cell, cellular organelles and their main functions.
  • The four major classes of macromolecules in cells.
  • The diversity of structures that allow proteins to execute nearly all of a cell's myriad functions.
  • The molecular basis of various cellular processes such as secretory pathway and the cell cycle.
  • The signaling pathways used by cells to communicate with each other and with their environment.
  • Individual cell behaviors that act to promote form and function of embryonic tissue and organs.
  • How to apply concepts learned in class to interpret hypothetical experimental observations.
  • How to acquire scientific information from various databases and from the primary literature.

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3739 BIOMG 1350   LEC 001

  • Biological Sciences majors must take this course for a letter grade. If you were unable to enroll in BioG 1350 because the course lecture and sections are full, please to go https://biology.cornell.edu/advising and open the link titled "Enrollment Information for BioG 1440 and BioMG 1350", located at the left under the First-Year Planning Guide. If you have other questions about the course, write to biomg1350@cornell.edu.

  •  3782 BIOMG 1350   DIS 201

  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

  •  3783 BIOMG 1350   DIS 202

  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

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  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

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  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

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  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

  •  3790 BIOMG 1350   DIS 209

  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

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  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

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  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

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  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

  •  3992 BIOMG 1350   DIS 213

  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

  •  3993 BIOMG 1350   DIS 214

  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

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  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

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  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

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  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.

  •  4187 BIOMG 1350   DIS 218

  • This discussion session will migrate between Stimson 107 and Stimson G04, depending on the daily curriculum.