Developmental Biology

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Topics in modern developmental biology will be covered in lecture and through readings so as to gain a working knowledge of the analyses of developmental processes such as fertilization, embryonic cleavage, cell determination and cell differentiation in selected species. Emphasis will be on experiments that reveal how these processes are controlled at the molecular and cellular levels. Three hours of lecture and two two-hour laboratory periods per week. Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or better in BI 333 .