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MOLBIOL 3M03

FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF DEVELOPMENT

Undergraduate

Winter 2026 · Fundamental Concepts:Developm · C01

Readings

  • Molbiol 3m03 Lab Manual Winter 2026
    Department Of Biology · Required
Winter 2026 · C01

Topics

  • Course overview, introduction to cell commitment, induction, differentiation, signalling, history of developmental biology
  • Fundamental cell signalling pathways of development
  • Fertilization, cleavage, blastulation
  • Key principles in morphogenesis
  • Gastrulation
  • Axis formation, neurulation and somitogenesis
  • Review and midterm
  • Developmental genetics
  • Morphogen gradients and molecular oscillators
  • Left-right symmetry/asymmetry in an embryo
  • Limb development, heart development
  • Eye development, evo-devo
  • Exam review

Readings

  • MOLBIOL 3M03: Fundamental Concepts of Development Laboratory Manual
    Muhammed Fethullah Simsek, Mihaela Georgescu · 2025 · Required
    McMaster University
  • Principles of Development
    Lewis Wolpert, Cheryll Tickle · >2011 · >4th Edition · Recommended / optional
    Oxford Univ Press · ISBN 9780198800569
  • Developmental Biology
    Scott F. Gilbert, Michael J. F. Barresi · >2016 · >11th Edition · Recommended / optional
    ISBN 9781605354705
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