BL 410 - Developmental Biology with Lab

(5.00 cr.)

Examines the patterns of development from fertilization through organ formation, utilizing several model organisms. The course covers topics including gamete formation and fertilization, mechanisms of cellular differentiation, complexities of gene expression programs, essential cell signaling pathways, as well as key events in development including gastrulation and organogenesis. Throughout the course students are exposed to examples of alteration or failure of the precise steps in the developmental program and relating these examples to mammalian developmental disorders. In the laboratory, students use various in vitro and in vivo experimental and descriptive techniques to explore developmental concepts introduced in the lecture portion of the course such as formation of zygotes and blastocysts, cellular differentiation, gene expression programs, and cell signaling.

Prerequisite: BL 118 , BL 119 , BL 121 , BL 126 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Varies