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arrangement. Research reports and discussions of current re-
search literature given bythe departmental staff, invited speakers,
and graduate students.
BCH 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
BCH 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
BCH 7257-Advanced Topics in Cell Biology (1) Prereq: BCH
6415 orequivalent. Biochemistry of selected cell organelles with
emphasis on compartmentation and integrated cellular function.
BCH 7410-Advanced Topics in Molecular Biology (1; max: 6)
Prereq: BCH 6206, 6415, 6740, or consent of instructor. The
biochemical basis of molecular biology and genetics with em-
phasis on the mode of control surrounding the replication and
expression of the pro- and eukaryotic genome.
BCH,7515-Enzyme Kinetics and Mechanisms (2) Prereq: ad-
vancedgeneral course in biochemistrysuch as BCH 6056, 6206,
or consent of instructor. The study of enzyme reaction mecha-
nisms using kinetics, spectroscopy, protein crystallography, and
new emerging techniques. Alternates with BMS 6203, spring
semester.
BCH 7627-Biochemistry of Disease (2) Prereq:general courses
in biochemistry and consent of instructor. The molecular basis of
human pathobiology. Review of some basic biochemical mecha-
nisms underlying selected disease states.
BCH 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral
students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students
with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who
have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students
who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.
BCH 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.
BMS 5190-Cell and Tissue Biology (4) Prereq: cell biology
course and consent of instructor. Cell specializations and inter-
actions that account for the organization and functions of the
basic tissues (epithelium, connective tissue, muscle, and nerve).
BMS 6203-Cell Membranes: Molecular Biology and Function
(2) Prereq: BCH 4203, 4313 and MCB 3020 or equivalents and
consent of instructor. Composition, molecular organization, and
assembly of biological membranes in both eukaryotes and
prokaryotes. Alternates with BCH 7515, spring semester.

BOTANY
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and
Agriculture

 GRADUATE FACULTY 1989-90
Chairman: D. A. Jones. Graduate Coordinator: G. E.
Bowes. Graduate Research Professor: 1. K. Vasil. Profes-
sors: H. C. Aldrich; G. E. Bowes; J. S. Davis; J. J. Ewel; D.
G. Griffin, III; T. E. Humphreys; J. W. Kimbrough; A. E.
Lugo; J. T. Mullins; H. L. Popenoe; D. G. Rands; R. C.
Smith; W. L. Stern;. M. H. Stone; D. B. Ward; N. H.
Williams. Associate Professors: R. J. Ferl; D. W. Hall; W.
S. Judd, T. W. Lucansky, F. E. Putz. Assistant Professor: R.
L. Myers.

 The Department of Botany offers graduate work leading
to the degrees of Master of Science, Master of Agriculture,
Master of Science in Teaching, and Doctor of Philosophy.
 Specific areas of specialization in botany include anat-
omy/morphology with emphasis on tropical ferns, aquatic
and woody plants, and orchids; bryology; development of
seed plants, protoplast, cell and tissue culture; ecology
and environmental studies; cellular and molecular genet-
ics; mycology with emphasis on morphology, systematics,
and development; algology with emphasis on algae of
brine ponds; physiology and biochemistry with emphasis
on ion uptake, photosynthesis and photorespiration, sugar
metabolism and transport, growth and development of
selected fungi, calcium-binding proteins and protein
phosphorylation; systematics with emphasis on mono-
graphic and floristic studies; tropical botany and ecology.
 For admission to graduate standing a student should
present credits equivalent to those required for under-
graduate majors in the Department, namely 24 credits in


botany, a course in genetics with laboratory, mathematics
through differential calculus, one year of college physics,
and chemistry through organic. Those admitted without
full equivalents of an undergraduate major will be re-
quired to make up the deficiencies by passing appropriate
coursesearly in their graduate programs. A reading knowl-
edge of a foreign language and credit for basic courses in
zoology and bacteriology are desirable. The program of
graduate study for each student will be determined by a
supervisory committee. No more than nine credits of BOT
6905 may be used to satisfy the credit requirements for a
master's degree. Each student pursuing the Ph.D. degree
will be required to pass a written departmental examina-
tion on designated major areas of botany prior to the oral
portion of the qualifying examination.
 There are, in addition to the facilities of the Department
for graduate work, the following special resources that
may be utilized in support of graduate student training and
research: (1) the Florida Agricultural Experiment Stations,
(2) the Marine Sciences Center on the Gulf of Mexico for
studies in estuarine and marine habitats, (3) the resources
of the Welaka Conservation Reserve, (4) the Center for
Tropical Agriculture, which can support studies in tropi-
cal and subtropical areas, (5) the Center for Aquatic
Plants, and (6) the Fairchild Tropical Garden for research
in the systematics, morphology and anatomy, and eco-
nomic botany of tropical plants.
 To provide additional educational opportunities for our
graduate students in the form of botanical garden research
and training internship program, the Department of Bot-
any has entered into an arrangement with the Marie Selby
Botanical Gardens of Sarasota. Under this arrangement
students spend a semester in Sarasota as part of a regular
degree program; the academic portions of which are
under the control of faculty members in the Department
of Botany. The course of study is specifically designed by
agreement among the student, the student's graduate
adviser, and the Selby Gardens' Director of Research.
Students register for the Selby course under BOT 6905 for
nine credit hours. Interns are provided with housing on
the garden grounds and a per diem to help with expenses.
Interested students should communicate with the Depart-
ment Chairman or Graduate Coordinator for further de-
tails.
BOT 5225C-Plant Anatomy (4) Prereq: BOT2011Cor3303Cor
consent of instructor. Origin, structure, and function of principal
cells, tissues, and vegetative and reproductive organs of seed
plants.
BOT 5285C-Plant Microtechnique (3) Prereq: one year of
collegebiology. Practice in methods of preparing, recording, and
illustrating plant materials for microscopic studies.
BOT 5405C-Algology (4) Prereq: BOT 2011C or 3303C or
consent of instructor. Algae, especially their structure, reproduc-
tion, growth, classification, and evolution. Emphasis on Florida
marine and fresh water species.
BOT 5485C-Mosses and Liverworts (3) Prereq: BOT 2011 C or
3303C. Morphology of the major groups of bryophytes, with em-
phasis on collection, identification, and ecology of these plants
in Florida.
BOT 5505C-Intermediate Plant Physiology (3) Prereq: BOT
3503, 3503L, and CHM 3200, 3200L, or equivalent. Fundamen-
tal physical and chemical processes underlying the water rela-
tions, nutrition, metabolism, growth and reproduction of higher
plants.
BOT 5625-Plant Geography (2) Prereq: BOT 3153 or 5725C.
Geography of the floras and types of vegetation throughout the
world, with emphasis on problems in the distribution of taxa, and
the main factors influencing types of vegetation.
BOT 5646-Ecology and Physiology of Aquatic Plants (3) Prereq:
PCB 3043. Ecological and physiological principles in freshwater
habitats and plant communities with laboratory and field studies.
BOT 5685-Tropical Botany (7) Prereq: elementary biology/
botany; beginning course in plant systematics; anatomy and
morphology; consent of instructor. Study of tropical plants util-
izing the diverse habitats of South Florida with emphasis on uses,