INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 , BIOCORE 381 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain and use key concepts in developmental biology. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how developmental biologists study embryos and devise experiments to study developmental processes. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the steps by which an animal embryo arises from a fertilized egg. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the cellular mechanisms underlying morphogenesis. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Explain how gene expression, regulated by cell signaling and localized molecules, controls development. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Relate specific molecular pathways regulating development to specific graduate-level research topics. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain and use key concepts in developmental biology. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how developmental biologists study embryos and devise experiments to study developmental processes. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the steps by which an animal embryo arises from a fertilized egg. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the cellular mechanisms underlying morphogenesis. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Explain how gene expression, regulated by cell signaling and localized molecules, controls development. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Relate specific molecular pathways regulating development to specific graduate-level research topics. Audience: Graduate