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Unit 1: Introduction and overview of animal development (3
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T 8/23 Class 1 - Introduction
to the course
Chp 1: 1-16 |
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R 8/25 Class 2 - Developmental control of gene expression
Chp 2 |
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Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM Sign up for optional problem solving sessions here |
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T 8/30 Class 3 - Cell signaling
Chp 3: 69-76, 84-98, 101-105 |
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R 9/1 Class 4 - Determining cell fate and cell commitment
pp. 109-119 |
Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM
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T 9/6 Class 5 - Fertilization and cleavage
Chp 4: 121-127; Chp 5: 159-162; Chp 7: 241-244 |
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R 9/8 Class 6 – Gastrulation and Neurulation Chp 7: 244-251; Chp 9: 333-339 |
Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM
Problem Set 2 due midnight Saturday good web sites: xenbase
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Unit 2: Examples of induction and cell fate determination (3 weeks) T 9/13 Class 7- Early inductive events in Xenopus: Axis formation Chp 7: 252-267 |
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R 9/15 Class 8 - Early inductive events in Xenopus: the Nieuwkoop center and the Organizer Chp 7: 252-267 |
Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM
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T 9/20 Class 9- Early inductive events in Xenopus, continued (neural fate) Chp 7: 267-271
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R 9/22 Class 10- Examples of determination of cell fate in the nervous system: the cerebral cortex Chp 9 :341-349; 351-358 |
Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM
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T 9/27 Class 11 - Examples of determination of cell fate in the nervous system: the retina Chp 9: 359-363
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R 9/29 Class 12 - Consequences of molecular evolution, part 1 Chp 19 up to page 692 |
Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM |
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| Unit 3: Developmental Genetics (4 weeks)
T 10/4 Class 13 - Introduction to developmental genetics: approaches and techniques, introduction to C. elegans
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Exam 2: Monday 6-7:30
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R 10/6 Class 14 - Developmental genetics in practice: studying events controlled by maternal transcripts as well as later signaling events using C. elegans Chp 5: 192-199; 99-100
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Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM
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T 10/11 Class 15 - Developmental genetics in practice continued: using epistasis and mosaic analysis to determine how genes products interact read class notes ; 99-100
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answers to epistasis "pre" questions
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R 10/13 Class 16- Developmental genetics in practice: studying early events in Drosophila development Chp 6: 203-211 |
Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM |
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T 10/18 Class 17- Drosophila axis formation and embryonic patterning, continued Chp 9: 218-226 |
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R 10/20 Class 18 –Drosophila segmentation and segment identity (Hox genes) Chp 9: 226-238 |
Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM |
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T 10/25 Class 19- Developmental genetics in practice: Mouse transgenics: techniques and applications Chp 8: 300-311 |
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R 10/27 Class 20- mouse transgenics, continued
Chp 8: 300-311 |
Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM: click here Problem Set 9 due Saturday answers |
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Unit 4: Patterning: genes, environment and plasticity T 11/1 Class 21 - Organizing the limb Chp 13 |
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R 11/3 Class 22 - Organizing the limb, continued Chp 13 |
Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM |
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T 11/8 Class 23 –
Chp 10: 392-402 |
Exam 3: Monday Nov 7 at 6 pm (classes 13-20)
Review session: 10 am and 3 pm on Frida
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R 11/10 Class 24 - Neuronal plasticity pp 402-409; 667-670 |
Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM
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T 11/15 Class 25 – Sex determination
Chp 14 |
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R 11/17 Class 26 - Dosage compensation
pp 50-51, 63, 628
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Week of 11/21- no class, Thanksgiving |
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T 11/29 Class 27 - Epigenetics: Imprinting
pp 154-155 |
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R 12/1 Class 28- Stem cells and medical applications for humans
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Pre-Class Questions due on CU Learn, by 9 AM Review Sessions 11 AM and 6 PM on MONDAY DEC 5: 11 AM-B121; 6 pm A120 |
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T 12/6 Class 29 - Exam 4, in class |
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R 12/8 Class 30 - Review |
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Review session for Final: 2-3 PM Friday 12/9 in B121 |
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Saturday December 10 1:30-4:30 pm: Cumulative Final Exam, A120
MCDB
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