- Course Code
- DB 3804
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr J M Collinson
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
DB 3501; DB 3803
Overview
The course covers later stages of invertebrate development: Imaginal Discs in Drosophila. Vulva development in C. elegans.
Vertebrate organogenesis: The induction in the Ectoderm of Neural tissue, Neural Crest tissue and Epidermis, The Voyages of the Vertebrate Neural Crest, Skin Development, Muscle Development, Bone Development, Kidney Development, The Development of the Heart, Blood vessels and Blood, Development of the Digestive Tract and its Derivatives, Lung Development, The Development of the Limb and The Saga of the Germline.
Structure
3 one-hour lectures per week and one full day practical every other week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1½ hour written examination (70%); continuous assessment (30%).
Resit: Resit opportunity available: 1½ hour written examination (100%).