• Developmental Biology

Catalog description

Developmental biology asks “How does a single fertilized egg give rise to all the different cell, tissue, and organ types of the adult organism?” Developmental processes resulting in different cell, organ, and tissue types and the mechanisms underlying those processes studied at the cellular, genetic, molecular, and biochemical levels. Prerequisites: BIO 120 / BIO 120D or BIO 124 / BIO 124D ; BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or 8 credits of BIO courses not including BIO 124 / BIO 124D and BIO 128 / BIO 128D ; Two courses in chemistry. Corequisites: Concurrent registration in BIO 363 is required. Offered: Spring, even # years. Special Notes: This is a designated research course.