Bio 351 | Developmental Biology

Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30 - 11:50
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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