2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

BIO 470 Developmental Biology

Recent advances and theories in early embryogenesis and developmental biology. Major emphasis on genetic and molecular mechanisms operating during developmental phenomena. Topics include fertilization, mosaic versus regulative development, regulation of gene expression, patterning, germ line and sex determination, and neoplasia. 

Prerequisite: BIO 215 or permission of the department chairperson.

Credits

4