Zoology 533
Fall 2003
Current Syllabus
(frequently
updated during the semester)
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Date
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Topic
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Reading
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Instructor
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8 / 26
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Introduction
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Ch 1
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Becraft
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8 / 28
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Concepts in developmental
biology
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Ch
3, pp 56 - 79
Ch
6, pp 143-149
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Powell-Coffman
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9 / 2
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Gene expression
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Ch
4 pp 85-87, 92-105
Ch 5
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Becraft
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9 / 4
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Early mammalian development
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Ch. 11 pp 363-368
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Powell-Coffman
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9 / 9
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Discussion I
assigned questions |
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9 / 11
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Fertilization
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Ch. 7
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Powell-Coffman
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9 / 16
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Discussion II
assigned questions |
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9 / 18
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Drosophila pattern formation
I
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Ch 9 pp 263-290
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Becraft
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9 / 23
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Drosophila pattern formation
II
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Ch 9 pp 290-299
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Becraft
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9 / 25
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Discussion
III
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review:read pp 379-380 |
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9 / 30
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MIDTERM
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10 / 2
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Gastrulation
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Ch. 10 pp 305-316
Ch 11 pp 354 - 363
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Powell-Coffman
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10 / 7
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Induction/ Spemann organizer
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Ch 10 pp 317 - 344
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Powell-Coffman
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10 / 9
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Discussion IV
assigned questions |
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10 / 14
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Discussion V
assigned questions |
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10 / 16
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Mesoderm and Endoderm
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Ch 14 & 15
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Powell-Coffman
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10 / 21
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Discussion VI
assigned questions |
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10 / 23
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Neural tube patterning
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Ch 12
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Powell-Coffman
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10 / 28
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Cell migration & Pathfinding
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Ch 13
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Powell-Coffman
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10 / 30
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Discussion VII
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11 / 4
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Limb development |
Ch 16
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Becraft
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11 / 6
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MIDTERM |
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11 / 11
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Plant Development: Meristems
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Ch
20 pp 649-654, 665-668
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Becraft
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11 / 13
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Plant Development: Flowering
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Ch 20 pp 671-678 |
Becraft
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11
/ 18
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Discussion
VIII
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Reinhardt, et al. (2003) | |
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11 / 20
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Sex determination | Ch 17 | Powell-Coffman |
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11/25-27
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THANKSGIVING BREAK |
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12 / 2
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Discussion IX
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12 / 4
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Developmental timing
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Becraft
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12 / 9
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Cancer
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Ch 23 pp 703-708
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12 / 11
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Discussion X | Matsuo, et al. (2003) |
Becraft
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12 / 16
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FINAL 12:00 - 2:00 pm
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