BIOL 403 - Developmental Biology

Institution:

Saint John Fisher University

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Description:

This course examines the principles of development at the body plan, organ, tissue, cell, molecular, and genetic level. This course is devoted to the study of animal development and concerned with the causal basis of developmental events. Topics include: embryonic organization, the role of genes in development, inductive interactions, morphogenesis, and pattern formation. A selection of laboratory techniques commonly applied to developmental questions including immunocytochemistry and fluorescent light microscopy reinforces these topics. Lecture: 3 hours; Laboratory: 3 hours. Prerequisites: BIOL 311, 311L.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sjfc.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 385-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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