BIOL151L KS - Developmental Biology

Lectures, discussions, and laboratory experiments focus on the molecular and cellular processes involved in building a whole animal from a single cell. Topics will include fertilization, establishment of the body plan, cell and tissue differentiation, building limbs, sex determination, stem cells, tissue regeneration, and evolutionary development. This course has a laboratory fee.

Prerequisites: BIOL 043L KS and BIOL 044L KS, or BIOL 040L KS and BIOL 044L KS; CHEM 014L KS and CHEM 015L KS, or CHEM 040L KS and CHEM 015L KS, or CHEM 029L KS; or permission of instructor. One previous upper-division biology course is strongly recommended.

Offered: Every year

Credit: 1

Course Number: BIOL151L KS