DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
1996-3
PROFESSOR: Dr. B. Brandhorst Office: SSB8174 (Phone: 291-4627)
PREREQUISITES: BISC 202, BICH 221 (or BISC 201), and BICH 222 (or BISC 331). (May not be taken for credit in addition to BISC 203).
Description:
The course will consider experimental and comparative approaches to understanding the mechanisms of embryonic development of several animals having common and distinctive features including: vertebrates, insects, echinoderms, nematodes, and ascidians. Topics will include:
Other topics and associated readings may be added and are likely to include: vertebrate limb formation, metamorphosis and elaboration of the insect body plan, and the relationship of development to evolution.
Tutorials:
The tutorial is designed to facilitate understanding of lecturesand text, especially the experimental methods used. You can attend whichever section is most convenient, but you must be assigned to a section to register.
Evaluation:
Evaluation will be based on the performance on 2 class tests(30%) and a final exam (40%). The tests/exam include short answerquestions and short essays which require a capacity to interpretexperimental data and propose experimental tests of hypotheses. Exams will cover the entire course to that point, but will emphasize materialcovered since the previous exam.