BIOB 301 - Developmental Biology

4 Credit(s)

The course examines major cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms of animal and plant embryogenesis. Topics include gamete interactions, establishment of body plan, cell signaling, developmental regulation of gene expression, experimental approaches to analysis of embryonic development, evolutional conservation of developmental strategies. The course emphasizes experimental approach to analyze mechanisms of development. Relevance to disease, social context and ethical issues will be discussed, including connection between mechanisms of normal development and origins of disease. Both invertebrate and vertebrate model systems will be discussed, including Drosophila, C. elegans, frog, zebrafish, mice and human. $30.00

Prerequisite(s): BIOB 375 or c/i
spring/odd-numbered years