BIOL 151L KS -Developmental Biology

Institution: Pitzer/Scripps

Description: Lectures, discussions, and laboratory experiments focus on the molecular and cellular processes involved in building a whole animal from a single cell. Topics will include fertilization, establishment of the body plan, cell and tissue differentiation, building limbs, sex determination, stem cells, tissue regeneration, and evolutionary development. Prerequisites: Biol 43L/44L, or Biol 40L/44L, or Biol 42L/44L; Chem 14L/15L, or Chem 40L/15L, or Chem 29L, or Chem 42L; or both semesters of the AISS course, or permission of instructor. Biology 143, Genetics, is strongly recommended. Enrollment limited to 18. Offered each year.

Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

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