BIOL 342 - Developmental Biology

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California Lutheran University

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Description:

This advanced course concerns the mechanisms by which multicellular organisms are constructed. We will focus on the experimental evidence that supports our understanding of these mechanisms. After an introduction to the history of developmental biology, the processes of gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation and organogenesis will be covered. The course will progress to a treatment of some of the mechanisms by which genes are differentially expressed during the embryogenesis of model organisms, including Drosophilia, Xenopus and mouse. We will finish up with considerations of developmental mechanisms of evolutionary change. Lecture, 3 hours/week; Laboratory, 3 hours/week. Prerequisites: Biology 120, 121, 122, 123, 124; Chemistry 151, 152. Recommended: Biology 331; Chemistry 201 or 331.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.callutheran.edu/

Phone Number:

(805) 492-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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