2020-2021 College Catalog

BIOL 420 Developmental Genetics

Advanced study of current research on the molecular and cellular mechanisms that control growth, development and regeneration in organisms. Topics include the control of gene expression, cell-cell interactions, the cell cycle and growth control, oncogenesis, homeobox genes and homeotic mutations, pattern formation and the role of development in evolution.  Prerequisites: BIOL 101, BIOL 202, BIOL 203, and one of the following 300-level BIOL courses: BIOL 300 or BIOL 301.

Credits

3