Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : LS4010 : Animal Developmental Biology { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Monalisa Mishra
Syllabus
| Module 1 : |
History of developmental biology, Potency, commitment, specification, induction, competence, determination, differentiation morphogenetic gradients cell fate and cell lineages stem cells, role of model organism in development, morphogenesis, pattern formation |
| Module 2 : |
Gametogenesis, fertilization and early development: Production of gametes, cell surface molecules in sperm-egg recognition in animals, cleavage, blastula, gastrulation, formation of germ layers in animals, embryogenesis, polarity, establishment of symmetry |
| Module 3 : |
Weisman and Roux experiment, Developmental cycle, Cell aggregation and differentiation in Dictyostelium axes and pattern formation in Drosophila, Amphibia, Mouse, C.elegans and Chick organogenesis |
| Module 4 : |
Post embryonic development, larva formation, metamorphosis and environmental regulation of normal development sex determination.
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Course Objective
| 1 . |
Introduce the concept of development in different animals |
| 2 . |
How development is regulated by different genes and transcription factors |
| 3 . |
How development proceed in different phylum |
| 4 . |
Different parameters that regulate the development |
Course Outcome
| 1 . |
Acquire knowledge on history of developmental biology and different experiments conducted to come up with the modern concepts of developmental biology |
| 2 . |
Understand the role of genes and transcription factors in the process of development |
| 3 . |
Gain knowledge of HOX genes and miroRNA regulating the developmental process |
| 4 . |
Gain knowledge of HOX genes and miroRNA regulating the developmental process |
| 5 . |
Different exogenous and endogenous parameter that regulate the process of development |
Essential Reading
| 1 . |
Lewis Wolpert, Rosa Beddington, Thomas Jessell, Peter Lawrence, Elliot Meyerowitz, Jim Smith, Principles of Development, Elsevier Science under Auspices of Society for Developmental Biology |
| 2 . |
Gilbert, Scott F, Developmental Biology, Sinauer Associates Inc |
Supplementary Reading
| 1 . |
SLACK, Essential Developmental Biology, JOHN WILEY |
| 2 . |
Michael J.F. Barresi , Scott F. Gilbert, Developmental Biology, Wiley Blakwel |
Journal and Conferences
| 1 . |
Development |
| 2 . |
European journal of Developmental biology |