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Botany/Plant Biology Major
Description: A program that focuses on the scientific study of plants, related microbial organisms, and plant habitats and ecosystem relations. Includes instruction in plant anatomy and structure, phytochemistry, cytology, plant genetics, plant morphology and physiology, plant ecology, plant taxonomy and systematics, paleobotany, and applications of biophysics and molecular biology.
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Chemistry |
Ecology |
Mathematics |
Molecular Biology |
Plant Genetics |
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