BIOL 410 - Developmental Biology (3 credits)

(Prereq: BIOL 340 or BIOL 350 or permission of the instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 410L) The course provides an understanding of modern developmental biology and considers classical embryology as well as the molecular basis of development. Topics include gametogenesis and fertilization, embryogenesis, cell differentiation, pattern formation and organogenesis, and cell cycle regulation. Discussion of emerging areas of developmental biology such as cloning, stem cell research, cancer genetics and genomics. F.