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Biology 371

Developmental Biology

Instructor:

David Craig

 

 

Lecture Schedule

Gilbert*

Week(s)

 

 

 

 

1.

Introduction

1, 2(25-30), 3(54-61), 4(79-89)

1

2.

Spermatogenesis

19(599-601), 7(185-188)

2

3.

Oogenesis

7(188-191), 19(602-613)

3

4.

Fertilization

7(191-216)

4,5

5.

Cleavage

8(223-228,229-234), 10(303-305), 11(339-340,345-347,354-358)

5,6

6.

Gastrulation

 8(228-229,234-241), 10(305-313), 11(347-350,358-360)

7,8

7.

 Neurulation

6(149-153), 12(379-389), 7(214-216), 10(314-334), 11(351-352,364-372)

8,9

8.

Extraembryonic Structures

11(358-363), 15(495-497)

9,10

9.

Ectodermal Organs

 

 

 

 

Sense Organs

12(399-403), 6(143-149)

10

 

 

Neural Crest Cells

13(411-417)

11

10.

Mesodermal Organs

 

 

 

 

Skeleton and Muscle

14(447-459)

12

 

 

Tetrapod Limb

16

12-13

 

 

Urinary and Reproductive

14(460-466), 19(585,588-593)

13

 

 

Circulatory

15(471-484)

14

11.

Endodermal Organs

15(490-495)

14-15

12.

Teratology

21(664-674)

15

 

 

Laboratory Schedule

 

Week                                                       Mathews and Schoenwolf **

2

Gametogenesis and Fertilization

1(F1.1-1.9),2(F2.1-2.8)

3

Sea Urchin and Sea Star Development

4(F4.1-4.32)

4

Amphioxus Development; The Miracle of Life

5(F5.1-5.20)

5

Frog Development I

6(F6.1-6.27)

6

Frog Development II

6(F6.28-6.65)

7

Lab Practical I

 

8

Gametogenesis and Chick Development I

7(F7.1-7.29)

9

Chick Development II

7(F7.30-7.62)

10

Chick Development III

7(F7.63-7.83)

11

Chick Development IV; Pig Development I; Mammalian Uterus and Placenta

7(F7.84-7.89); 8(F8.1-8.9); 9(F9.1-9.4)

14

Pig Development II;

8(F8.10-8.40)

15

Lab Practical II

 

   Exam Schedule

 

Week/Date

Points

1. Lecture Exam I

 5M/Feb10

100

2. Lab Practical I

 7H/Feb27

150

3. Lecture Exam II

 9M/Mar17

100

4. Lecture Exam III

12M/Apr 7

100

5. Lab Practical II

15H/May 1

150

6. Final

200

7. Lab Quizzes

Weekly  

100

 

900

 

* Gilbert, S.F. (2000). Developmental Biology, 6th ed., Sinauer Associaters, Inc., Sunderland, Mass.

** Mathews, W.W. and G.C. Schoenwolf (2003). Atlas of Descriptive Embryology, 6th ed., Prentice-Hall, Inc.,

Upper Saddle River, N.J.

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