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Inactive: Plant Biology (PBIO) Courses

Academic Unit: Plant Biology

PBIO 1212 - Plant Biotechnology and Society [TS]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 1212 until 18-JAN-22, was PBIO 1212W until 22-JAN-02
Importance of plants to humans. How human interaction with plants has profoundly affected human societies, how human technology has changed our interaction with plants and affected the environment. Development of transgenic plants. Biofuels.
PBIO 4321 - Minnesota Flora
(3 cr; Prereq-One semester college biology; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 4321 until 05-SEP-17
Practical skills for identifying plant species/surveying Minnesota vegetation to students of biology, environmental sciences, resource management, horticulture. Integrates botany, ecology, evolution, earth history, climate, global change in context of local plant communities. Labs/Saturday field trips explore Minnesota plants/plant communities.
PBIO 4404 - Developmental Plant Anatomy
(3 cr; Prereq-Biol 2022 or Biol 3007; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 4404 until 16-JAN-18
Introduction to the microscopic structure and development of plants at the cell, tissue, and organ level. Emphasis on relationships between anatomy and the ontogeny, phylogeny, and ecology of seed plants with some reference to lower vascular plants.
PBIO 4412 - Plant Physiology and Development
(3 cr; Prereq-Biol 2022 or Biol 3002 or Biol 3007, Biol/BioC 3021 or BioC 4331; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 4412 until 07-SEP-21
PBIO 4412/ 5412 - Plant Physiology and Development (3.0 cr; Prereq-Biol 2022 or Biol 3002 or Biol 3007, Biol/BioC 3021 or BioC 4331; fall, every year) An upper-division class to introduce students physiological and biochemical bases of plant systems with emphasis on higher plants. Units I and II cover traditional plant physiological topics such as water relations, mineral nutrition, transport, photosynthesis, and respiration. Unit III describes plant growth and development along developmental lines and the complete life cycle of seed plants from germination to senescence.
PBIO 4511 - Flowering Plant Diversity
(3 cr; Prereq-BIOL 1001 or 1009 or 1009H or 2002; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 4511 until 05-SEP-17
Systematics of flowering plants of the world. Ecology, geography, origins, and evolution. Family characteristics. Floral structure, function, evolution. Pollination biology. Methods of phylogenetic reconstruction. Molecular evolution. Taxonomic terms. Methods of collection/identification. Lab.
PBIO 4516W - Plant Cell Biology: Writing Intensive [WI]
(3 cr; Prereq-[Biol 2022 or Biol 3002 or Biol 3007], [BioC 3021 or Biol 3021 or Biol 4003]; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 4516W until 18-JAN-22, PMB 5516 (inactive, ending 05-SEP-17, was PBIO 5516 until 05-SEP-17), PMB 4516W (ending 05-SEP-17, was PBIO 4516W until 05-SEP-17)
Structure, function, and dynamic properties of plant cellular components. How cellular structures function and contribute to cell growth. Cell fate/development. Developing a clear/concise writing style for incisive criticism of scientific papers.
PBIO 4601 - Topics in Plant Biochemistry
(3 cr; Prereq-[BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2003], CHEM 2301; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 4601 until 05-SEP-17
Biochemical analysis of processes unique to photosynthetic organisms. Photosynthesis and carbon dioxide fixation. Synthesis of carbohydrates, lipids, and derivatives. Aromatic compounds such as lignin, other natural products. Functions of natural products.
PBIO 4793W - Directed Studies: Writing Intensive [WI]
(1 cr [max 7]; Prereq-instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 7 credits; may be repeated 7 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 4793W until 08-SEP-20
Individual study on selected topics or problems. Emphasizes readings, use of scientific literature. Written report.
PBIO 4794W - Directed Research: Writing Intensive [WI]
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-instr consent, dept consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 42 credits; may be repeated 7 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 4794W until 05-SEP-23
Lab or field investigation of selected areas of research, including written report.
PBIO 4811 - Flowering Plant Systematics
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Summer)
Equivalent courses: PMB 4511 (ending 02-SEP-08, starting 07-SEP-99, was PBIO 4511 until 05-SEP-17)
Systematics of flowering plants of the world. Ecology, geography, origins, and evolution. Family characteristics. Floral structure, function, evolution. Pollination biology. Methods of phylogenetic reconstruction. Molecular evolution. Taxonomic terms. Methods of collection/identification. Fieldwork.
PBIO 4993 - Directed Studies
(1 cr [max 7]; Prereq-instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 7 credits; may be repeated 7 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 4993 until 21-JAN-20
Individual study on selected topics or problems. Emphasizes selected readings, use of scientific literature.
PBIO 4994 - Directed Research
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 42 credits; may be repeated 7 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 4994 until 21-JAN-20
Lab or field investigation of selected areas of research.
PBIO 5109 - Current Questions in Fungal Biology
(2 cr; A-F or Audit)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 5109 until 05-SEP-17
Diversity of fungi and their interactions with other organisms. Pathogenic/mutualistic interactions with animals/plants. Use of fungal systems for drug discovery and understanding pathogenicity, signal transduction, morphogenesis, and evolution.
PBIO 5221 - Molecular Evolution
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: was EEB 5221 until 07-SEP-21
Molecular basis of evolutionary change. Current ideas of selection and neutral evolutionary processes. Construction of phylogenies as determined from DNA sequence data. Evolution of multigene families, organelle genomes, novel gene function, and their relationship to development and organismal evolution.
PBIO 5301 - Plant Genomics
(3 cr; Prereq-[Intro course in genetics, intro course in biochemistry] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 5301 until 05-SEP-17, was PLPA 5301 until 18-JAN-05, was PLPA 5301 until 02-SEP-03, was PLPA 5301 until 07-SEP-99, PMB 5301 (inactive, starting 18-JAN-05, was PBIO 5301 until 05-SEP-17, was PLPA 5301 until 18-JAN-05, was PBIO 5301 until 18-JAN-05, was PLPA 5301 until 02-SEP-03, was PBIO 5301 until 02-SEP-03, was PLPA 5301 until 07-SEP-99), PLPA 5301 (ending 06-SEP-16)
Introduction to genomics. Emphasizes plants and relevant model organisms. DNA marker/sequencing technology, comparative genomics, whole genome sequencing, DNA chips/microarrays, EST libraries and SAGE analysis, gene-knockout systems, genome databases, sequence comparison/clustering algorithms, visualization tools.
PBIO 5309 - Molecular Ecology And Ecological Genomics
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)
Equivalent courses: was BIOL 5309 until 08-SEP-20
Application of molecular tools (PCR, sequencing, AFLP, SNPs, QTL) and analyses of molecular data for understanding ecological/evolutionary processes. Strengths/weaknesses of techniques/analyses. Questions molecular tools are used to answer.
PBIO 5412 - Plant Physiology and Development
(3 cr; Prereq-Biol 2022 or Biol 3002 or Biol 3007, Biol/BioC 3021 or BioC 4331; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 5412 until 07-SEP-21
Physiological and biochemical bases of plant systems with emphasis on higher plants.
PBIO 5416 - Plant Morphology, Development, and Evolution
(4 cr; Student Option)
Evolutionary history of land plants. Morphological changes in vegetative and reproductive structures. Morphology of green algal ancestors, nonvascular land plants, and spore bearing and seed bearing vascular plants are analyzed in an evolutionary framework.
PBIO 5514 - Plant Molecular Genetics and Development
(3 cr; Prereq-BIOC 3021 or BIOL 3021 or BIOL 4003 or BIOC 4332 or equiv; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 5514 until 16-JAN-18
Survey topics in plant molecular biology. How advances in molecular/genomic biology are used to understand plant physiology and developmental biology. Uses of transgenic plants in research/biotechnology.
PBIO 5516 - Plant Cell Biology
(3 cr; Prereq-[Biol 2022 or Biol 3007 or Biol 3022], [Biol 3021 or BioC 3021 or Biol 4003]; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 5516 until 18-JAN-22, PMB 5516 (inactive, ending 05-SEP-17, was PBIO 5516 until 05-SEP-17), PMB 4516W (ending 05-SEP-17, was PBIO 4516W until 05-SEP-17)
Structure, function, and dynamic properties of plant cellular components such as organelles, cytoskeleton, and cell wall. How cellular structures are assembled, how it contributes to cell growth/division. Cell fate/development. Responses to hormones and external signals.
PBIO 5601 - Topics in Plant Biochemistry
(3 cr; Prereq-[BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2003], CHEM 2301; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 5601 until 21-JAN-20
Biochemical analysis of processes unique to photosynthetic organisms. Photosynthesis and carbon dioxide fixation. Synthesis of carbohydrates, lipids, and derivatives. Aromatic compounds such as lignin, other natural products. Functions of natural products.
PBIO 5960 - Special Topics (Topics course)
(1 cr [max 3]; S-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 18 credits; may be repeated 6 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 5960 until 07-SEP-21
Topics vary, see Class Schedule.
PBIO 8081 - Current Topics in Plant Biology: Molecular Biology-Physiology-Cell Biology (Topics course)
(1 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8081 until 08-SEP-20, was PBS 8081 until 16-JAN-18
Background information and review of selected current literature. For first-year students in plant biological sciences and other biological science graduate programs.
PBIO 8082 - Current Topics in Plant Biology: Structure-Evolution-Ecology (Topics course)
(1 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8082 until 16-JAN-18, was PBS 8082 until 16-JAN-18
Background information and review of selected current literature. For first-year students in plant biological sciences and other biological science graduate programs.
PBIO 8123 - Research Ethics in the Plant and Environmental Sciences
(.5 cr; S-N or Audit)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8123 until 16-JAN-18, was PBS 8123 until 16-JAN-18, PLPA 8123, APSC 8123, PMB 8123 (ending 21-JAN-03, was PBS 8123 until 16-JAN-18, was PBIO 8123 until 06-SEP-05), SOIL 8123
History/values relating to research/scholarship. Social responsibility/reporting misconduct. Authorship plagiarism. Peer review. Copyright/intellectual property. Conflicts of interest. Research data management. Fiscal responsibility/management. Environmental health/safety. Research involving humans/animals. Mentorship presentations by faculty and invited speakers. Meets first seven weeks of spring semester.
PBIO 8333 - FTE: Master's
(1 cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8333 until 16-JAN-18, was PBS 8333 until 16-JAN-18
PBIO 8444 - FTE: Doctoral
(1 cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8444 until 16-JAN-18, was PBS 8444 until 16-JAN-18
PBIO 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
(1 cr [max 18]; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 60 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8666 until 16-JAN-18, was PBS 8666 until 16-JAN-18
PBIO 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
(1 cr [max 18]; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 50 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8777 until 16-JAN-18, was PBS 8777 until 16-JAN-18
PBIO 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1 cr [max 24]; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 100 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8888 until 06-SEP-22, was PBS 8888 until 16-JAN-18
PBIO 8900 - Seminar
(1 cr [max 2]; S-N or Audit; may be repeated for 4 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8900 until 06-SEP-22, was PBS 8900 until 16-JAN-18
Current scientific research.
PBIO 8910 - Journal Club
(1 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8910 until 16-JAN-18, was PBS 8910 until 16-JAN-18
Critical evaluation of selected current literature.
PBIO 8993 - Directed Studies
(1 cr [max 5]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 15 credits; may be repeated 15 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8993 until 16-JAN-18, was PBS 8993 until 16-JAN-18
PBIO 8994 - Research
(1 cr [max 5]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 10 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Equivalent courses: was PMB 8994 until 16-JAN-18, was PBS 8994 until 16-JAN-18
Independent research determined by student's interests, in consultation with faculty mentor.

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