Developmental Biology

Undergraduate

The course of study will take a comparative approach in dissecting the molecular, cellular and genetic basis of animal embryogenesis and other processes of development. The course will analyze the sequential steps of fertilization; specification events of early embryogenesis and basic development of the germ layers; body plan specification; morphogenesis; neurogenesis; stem cells; cell type specification and differentiation; tissue development leading to organ differentiation; and gametogenesis.