Could a nematode give birth to identical twins?
No, because the first mitotic division of the
zygote is asymmetric.
Day
Date
Reading Topic
T
9/2
pp.216-231 (Ch. 6) C. elegans, model systems, and molecular genetics
Watch three Audio/Video handouts: 1A), 1B), and 1C
Th
9/4
Ch. 1
An introduction to developmental biology
T
9/9 QUIZ 1
(covers A/V Handouts 1A, 1B, and 1C)
More introduction
Watch two Audio/Video handouts: Review of transcription regulation, Parts 1 and 2
Th
9/11
Ch. 3
Vertebrate life cycles
T
9/16 QUIZ 2
(covers A/V Handouts 2A and 2B)
Vertebrate axes and germ layers
Th
9/18
CH. 4
Vertebrate axial patterning
T
9/23
More vertebrate body plan
Th
9/25
Ch. 5
Early patterning of vertebrate nervous systems
T
9/30
EXAM 1 Chapters 1, 3, 4, and pp216-231
Th
10/2
Ch. 2
Molecular development of Drosophila
T
10/7
More molecular development of Drosophila
Th
10/9
Ch. 7
Plant development
On Thursday, 10/9, Please bring a copy of the primary research article you have selected (or more
than one if you haven’t decided) plus your notes on the article.
More Chapter 1
“What is true for E. coli is also true for the elephant.”
― Jacques Monod
Fig. 1.23
Fig. 1.25
Fig. 1.19
Fig. 8.3, p.302
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Fig. 1.21
Fig. 1.11
Xenopus laevis
Box 1A, p.4