BIOL4320 · Biology
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Developmental biology is in the midst of a far-reaching revolution that profoundly affects many related disciplines, including evolutionary biology, morphology, and genetics. The new tools and strategies of molecular biology have begun to link genetics and embryology and to reveal an incredible picture of how cells, tissues, and organisms differentiate and develop. This course describes both organismal and molecular approaches, which lead to a detailed understanding of (1) how it is that cells containing the same genetic complement can reproducibly develop into drastically different tissues and organs, and (2) the basis and role of pattern information in this process.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
3.6 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.5 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.2 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.2 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~4
hours per week
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Across time
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Spring 2024
1 sectionSummer 2023
1 sectionFall 2022
1 sectionFall 2021
1 sectionFall 2020
1 section