BIOL 5242G - Developmental Biology (4 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 0,3 Lab Hours: 0,3
This course is an introduction to the principles of animal and plant development. The focus is on how male and female gametes fuse to form a zygote and how a single-celled zygote develops into an animal with multiple organs with specialized function. This course will cover the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in fertilization and early embryonic development, molecular signaling involved in development of organs and organ systems, the concept of stem cells and regeneration, and cellular and molecular signaling mechanisms in plant development. Students will see the fundamental conservation of molecular and cellular mechanisms across animals and plants during development as an important example of evolution. Graduate students will be required to complete advanced-level assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements. These assignments require a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate-level work, as determined by the instructor.

Cross Listing(s): BIOL 5242.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students