Animal Science 487 - Fundmntl Vertebrate Embryology

The course is designed to learn the basic principles of embryology including, germ layer establishment, body axis determination, induction, determination, competence and differentiation. The class meets twice a week for 3 hours each. The course will have a lecture component that will describe how an embryo is shaped from a single cell and a laboratory component that will allow students to observe developmental stages and perform classical experiments that were used to demonstrate the basic principles described above. Students are expected to come in outside class time to followup in taking care of their samples, continue their observations and collect their data, which will take up to an extra 2 hours per week.

BIO151&2,ANIMLSCI285,BIOC285 C Additional fees are associated with this section.