BIOL 4476:Mycology

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BIOL 3300
This course is the study of unicellular and multicellular fungi. Students will explore the nature, morphology, cell structure, growth and metabolism of fungi. Students will be able to understand the beneficial and the harmful role of fungi in an ecosystem and will learn methods of controlling harmful fungi. Students will learn gene manipulation techniques in the development of Biotechnology products using fungi as vectors.