BIOL 342 - Animal Development

4 Credits

1 Units

The process by which multicellular organisms increase in complexity as they grow from single cell to adult. By considering classical embryology and recent advances in cellular and molecular biology, we will take up the most interesting questions of developmental biology, we will take up the most interesting questions of developmental biology: bow individual cells “know” where they are in the developing animal, similarities and differences in developmental processes, how determination, complex organ systems, and handedness in organisms from slime molds to vertebrates.

Prerequisite: BIOL 112 & BIOL 210 OR BIOL 265
Credit Type Code: Letter Grade