2023-2024 Academic Catalog 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 221 - Developmental Biology


This course examines development, a process by which a fertilized egg gives rise to a multicellular organism with organs, tissues and cell types that are structurally and functionally distinct and are arranged in a characteristic three-dimensional body plan. We will focus on how development translates genotypes (maternal and inherited) into the phenotypes of the adult organisms with an emphasis on animals but with some discussion of plants. In the lab portion of the course, you will design your own experiments in developmental biology and collect data for a few different animals.

Prerequisites: BIOL 111  or BIOL 118 , or BIOL 137  

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every spring.