BIOL 3550 - Developmental Biology

4 Credit(s)

Offered: spring

Developmental Biology is a course that examines animal development from fertilization through various stages leading to the adult organism. Current theories regarding the molecular mechanisms underlying cell differentiation and other developmental processes are important themes of this course. The lab involves a semester-long research project using the C. elegans worm model system. In addition, students will use sea urchins and planaria to study in vitro fertilization and regeneration respectively. This is a Biology capstone course.

Prerequisite(s): A grade of at least 1.7 in BIOL 1800 , BIOL 1900 , and BIOL 2800

Meets General Education Requirement(s): IHIP