BL 410 - Developmental Biology with Lab

(5.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: BL 118 , BL 119 , BL 121 , BL 126 . Patterns of development from fertilization through organ formation are examined. Topics include descriptive embryology, mechanisms of cellular differentiation, cellular interactions, metamorphosis, and sex determination. In the lab, students use experimental and descriptive techniques to explore the mechanisms whereby single-celled zygotes change into more complex animals.