Bio 351 | Developmental Biology

Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30 - 11:50
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Syllabus
Date Lecture Text
(G, Gilbert 8th; S, Sadler 11th)		 Literature
(see Readings)		 Exams
Aug 30 Commitment of cell fate G 42–46 + 53–66 + 211–216 Nijhout; E. Keller 1
Sept 1 Echinoderms G 217–229 Ransick & Davidson 1
Sept 6 Ascidians G 237–242 Nishida & Sawada 1
Sept 8 Amphibians I G ch 10 Curtis 1
Sept 13 Amphibians II G ch 10 Kageura 1
Sept 15 Amphibians III G ch 10 + 145–158 Lemaire et al. 2
Sept 20 Amphibians IV G ch 10 R. Keller Exam 1 due
Sept 22 Fish G 325–336 Gore et al. 2
Sept 27 Annelids Mollusc reading is relevant Stent & Weisblat 2
Sept 29 Molluscs G 229–237 Lambert & Nagy 2
Oct 4 Arthropods I G ch 9 Peel 2
Oct 6 Arthropods II G ch 9 Duboule 3
Oct 11 Arthropods III G ch 9 Oda & Akiyama-Oda Exam 2 due
Oct 13 Birds G 336–348 Bachvarova et al. 3
Oct 13, 4:00 p.m. How the turtle got its shell G ch 23 Kuratani et al. 3
Oct 17–21 FALL BREAK      
Oct 25 Mammals G 348–368; S ch 3–7 (be selective) Zernicka-Goetz 3
Oct 27 Central nervous system G ch 12 + 407–423; S ch 17   3
Nov 1 Special sense organs G 398–401 + 139–143; S ch 18 & 19   3
Nov 3 Endodermal tube G 493–503; S ch 13, 14, 16 Soukup et al. 4
Nov 8 Circulatory system I G 471–483; S ch 12   4
Nov 10 Circulatory system II S ch 12   4
Nov 15 Circulatory system III S ch 12   Exam 3 due
Nov 17 Urogenital system I S ch 15   4
Nov 22 Urogenital system II S ch 15 Yang et al. 4
Nov 24 THANKSGIVING      
Nov 29 Transdetermination      
Dec 1 Hans Spemann movie      
Dec 6 PROJECTION EXAM GIVEN IN LABORATORY, WILL ALSO INCLUDE ENDODERM – UROGENITAL II LECTURES
Dec 12 DRAFTS OF INDEPENDENT LABORATORY PROJECT REPORTS ARE DUE ANYTIME TODAY
Dec TBD FINAL COVERS ALL LECTURES