BIOVISUAL LAB
Developmental Biology
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S5
Developmental Biology
Core developmental concepts across animals and plants including morphogenesis and senescence.
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A. Basic concepts of development
Basic concepts of development. Potency, commitment, specification, induction, competence, determination and differentiation, morphogenetic gradients, cell fate and cell lineages, stem cells, genomic equivalence and the cytoplasmic determinants, imprinting, mutants and transgenics in analysis of development
B. Gametogenesis, fertilization and early development
Gametogenesis, fertilization and early development. Production of gametes, cell surface molecules in sperm-egg recognition in animals, zygote formation, cleavage, blastula formation, embryonic fields, gastrulation and formation of germ layers in animals. Male gametophyte development, embryo sac development and double fertilization in plants, embryogenesis, establishment of symmetry in plants, seed formation, embryo and endosperm developmental dynamics and germination
C. Morphogenesis and organogenesis in animals
Morphogenesis and organogenesis in animals. Cell aggregation and differentiation in Dictyostelium, axes and pattern formation in Drosophila, amphibia and chick; organogenesis - vulva formation in Caenorhabditis elegans, eye lens induction, limb development and regeneration in vertebrates, differentiation of neurons, post embryonic development - larval formation, metamorphosis; environmental regulation of normal development; sex determination
D. Morphogenesis and organogenesis in plants
Morphogenesis and organogenesis in plants. Organization of shoot and root apical meristem, shoot and root development, leaf development and phyllotaxy, transition to flowering, floral meristems, organogenesis and floral development
E. Programmed cell death, aging and senescence in animals and plants
Programmed cell death, aging and senescence in animals and plants