Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
Grao en Bioloxía |
Subjects |
Developmental Biology |
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Identifying Data | 2017/18 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Developmental Biology | Code | 610G02010 | |||||||||||
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Graduate | 2nd four-month period |
Fourth | Optativa | 6 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
I. Concepts and Processes of Development from a historical perspective | Multicellularity, Morphogenesis and differentiation. Epigenesis vs. Preformation. Mosaic and regulative development . Induction. Ontogeny and Phylogeny. |
II. Gametogenesis and the beginning of Development | Spermatogenesis. Oogenesis. Fertilization. Parthenogenesis. |
III. Early Development | Segmentation Gastrulation Organization of body patterns Neurulation and neural crest Somitogenesis Extraembryonic membranes Gestation and Placentation |
IV. Differentiation mechanisms and Organogenesis | Development of the nervous system and sense organs Development of muscle and the tetrapode limbs Development of the vertebrate circulatory system Development of the vertebrate urogenital system |
V. Furhter topics of Development | Overview of plant development. Metamorphosis and regeneration Enviromental interactions with animal development Developmental mechanisms in the evolutionary change |
Practical lessons | Comparative study of spermatogenesis and oogenesis Studies on Planarian regeneration Observation and study of invertebrate fertilization Observation of fish and amphibian early development Observation of chick early development and organogenesis |
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