Through interactive lectures, individual and group activities, and readings, this course will help students understand how a fertilized egg develops into a multi-cellular animal and how diversity in form develops during evolution. The course will focus on the following topics: Embryogenesis; Morphogenesis and Body Patterning; Limb Development and Regeneration; and Evolution and Development. Consequences of genetic and environmental perturbations on development in human disorders and model systems will also be covered.
This course will be offered in academic years ending in even numbers.