BIO 120
Biology I: Molecule/Cell/Genes · 4 credits · Fall 2026
This course meets as a lecture plus a lab. Your schedule needs one time from each, and the schedule builder picks them together.
Requirements
Prerequisites: CUNY English proficiency, or ENG 100 or 110 (if required); and CUNY Math Proficiency, or MTH 21.5 or MTH 23.5 or 28.5 (if required)
About this course
This is the first semester of a two-semester introductory biology series for science majors, focusing on the cell and molecular levels of biological structure and function. Topics include basic properties of living organisms, metabolism, energy transformation, cellular reproduction, Mendelian genetics, molecular genetics, gene expression, and evolution. Laboratory exercises consist of experimental procedures illustrating basic concepts of biology.
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