Bio 351 | Developmental Biology
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30 - 11:50
Description | Syllabus | Readings | Lab Schedule | Resources
| Syllabus | ||||
| Date | Lecture | Text (G=Gilbert; S=Sadler) |
Literature (see biblio info) |
Quiz |
| Sept 2 | Commitment of cell fate | G 53–66 | Nijhout; E. Keller | |
| Sept 4 | Echinoderms | G 214–229 + 153–155 | Ransick & Davidson | |
| Sept 9 | Ascidians | G 237–242 | Nishida & Sawada | |
| Sept 11 | Amphibians I | G ch 10 | Scharf & Gerhart | |
| Sept 16 | Amphibians II | G ch 10 | Kageura | |
| Sept 18 | Amphibians III | G ch 10 + 145–158 | Lemaire et al. | |
| Sept 23 | Amphibians IV | G ch 10 | R. Keller | Exam 1 due |
| Sept 25 | Fish | G 325–336 | Gore et al. | |
| Sept 30 | Annelids | Mollusc reading is relevant (10/2) | Stent & Weisblat | |
| Oct 2 | Molluscs | G 229–237 | Lambert & Nagy | |
| Oct 7 | Arthropods I | G ch 9 | Liu & Kaufman | |
| Oct 9 | Arthropods II | G ch 9 | Warren et al. | |
| Oct 14 | Arthropods III | G ch 9 | Oda & Akiyama-Oda | Exam 2 due |
| Oct 16 | Birds | G 336–348 | Bachvarova et al. | |
| Oct 20-24 | FALL BREAK | |||
| Oct 28 | Mammals | G 348–368; S ch 3–7 (be selective) | ||
| Oct 30 | Central nervous system | G ch 12 + 373–396; S ch 17 | ||
| Nov 4 | Special sense organs | G 398–402 + 139–143; S ch 18 & 19 | ||
| Nov 6 | Endodermal tube | G 493–503; S ch 13, 14, 16 | ||
| Nov 11 | Circulatory system I | G 471–483; S ch 12 | ||
| Nov 13 | Circulatory system II | Same | ||
| Nov 18 | Circulatory system III | Same | Exam 3 due | |
| Nov 20 | Urogenital system I | S ch 15 | ||
| Nov 25 | Urogenital system II | Same | ||
| Nov 27 | THANKSGIVING | |||
| Dec 2 | Transdetermination | |||
| Dec 4 | Hans Spemann movie | |||
| Dec 9 | PROJECTION EXAM GIVEN IN LABORATORY, WILL ALSO INCLUDE ENDODERM – UROGENITAL II LECTURES | |||
| Dec 11 | DRAFTS OF INDEPENDENT LABORATORY PROJECT REPORTS ARE DUE ANYTIME TODAY | |||
| Dec 15 | YES, THERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE FINAL | |||