BIOT237 — Plant Tissue Culture
BIOT 237 - Plant Tissue Culture BIOT 237 - Plant Tissue Culture This is the aseptic culture of plant cells, tissues, organs and plants. This course seeds to familiarize students with the basic principles of tissue culture and to expose them to their many applications. The course includes media preparation, isolation of explants, and establishment of calluses from suspension cultures, growth factor bioassays, and regeneration of whole plants from tissue and plant and genetic engineering techniques. We will also discuss the theory, production and societal implications of transgenic plants. MAJOR COURSE LEARNING
Prerequisites: BIOT201, CHEM125