BIOL 517 - Mechanisms of Development

Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, M.S. or the Biotechnology, M.S. & M.B.A. Dual Degree program
Examines cellular and molecular mechanisms of development in model organisms used in the study of animal development. Topics include: stages of early development in a variety of vertebrate and invertebrate model organisms, cell specification, morphogenesis, organogenesis, stem cells and induction.
Graded: Letter Grade