BIO 254 - Developmental Biology

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of animal embryogenesis with an emphasis on experimental method and on comparisons of patterns of development. Topics include fertilization, mitosis and the cell cycle, pattern and axis formation, neurodevelopment, organogenesis and animal cloning. The laboratory will include observations of both fixed and living embryos. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week.

Prerequisites
BIO 114 Introduction to the Biological Sciences or AP credit.

BIO 111 or BIO 112 also accepted for students who entered Wheaton prior to Fall 2021.

Credits 1

Notes
A lab section msut be selected with lecture.

Area
Natural Science

Connection
23012

Division
Natural Science

Compass Attributes
Natural Science