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Reading Topic
10/15
no class – October Vacation
10/17
More plant development
10/22
Ch. 8
Mechanisms of morphogenesis
10/24
More morphogenesis
10/29
Ch. 10
Cell differentiation
10/31 Happy Halloween!
Stem cells
11/5
quiz on Flowering video handout
Ch. 11
Organogenesis
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11/12
11/14
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11/19
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More Organogenesis
Ch. 12
Development of the nervous system
EXAM 2 Chapters 2, 7, 8, 10
Drosophila, plants, cell biology, differentiation
11/21
Ch. 9
The saga of the germ cell
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11/26
More on reproduction
term paper is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, 11/26
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11/28
Your
no class – Thanksgiving Break
Also remember there are two, short writing assignments, each worth 20 points.
Pick any topic in developmental biology (except your term paper topic) and learn more about it. Then
write a two page paper and include all the sources you used (those can include any sources including web
sites, newspapers, TV, etc). These are due anytime.
Chapter 8: Morphogenesis
Morphogenesis involves:
extracellular matrix
cell adhesion molecules
cytoskeleton
Chapter 8: Morphogenesis
Morphogenesis involves: cytoskeleton, cell adhesion molecules, ECM
Major components of the cytoskeleton:
Microfilaments
actin polymers
1) cell migration
2) cell shape changes
Microtubules
tubulin polymers
movements inside cell
mitotic spindle
Intermediate filaments
polymers of proteins like lamins for example
8.6 planes of cleavage
8.4 planes of cleavage
an old handout
Major components of the cytoskeleton:
Microfilaments
actin polymers
1) cell migration
2) cell shape changes
Microtubules
tubulin polymers
movements inside cell
mitotic spindle
Intermediate filaments
polymers of proteins like lamins for example
Box 8A
8.18 apical constriction
8.33 neural crest cells
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition =
The cell switches from being part of a sheet of cells (epithelium)
to being just a kind of loose cell
Mesenchyme =
a very general term referring to mesoderm
cells that are still deciding what to become.
Box 8A
8.17 filopodia micrograph
8.36 neural crest pathways
8.37 dorsal root ganglion
filopodium
filopidia
lamellipodium
lamellipodia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq-XOQUW3xU