Developmental Biology

11th Grade Developmental Biology—Block Book Contents

Thursday, March 1, 2012

27 Feb.  W. de la Mare Verse. The Great Debate: Epigenesis or Pre-formation. Animalculists and Ovists.

28 Feb. Embryogenesis of Amphioxus through gastrulation (w. drawings).

29 Feb.  Amphioxus continued through neurulation (w. drawings). Preformation or Epigenesis?   Mosaic- and Regulation-egg theories.  

1 Mar. Spemann experiments...

11th Grade Developmental Biology and Genetics

Sunday, January 29, 2012

This block concentrates on central characteristics of organisms, in particular the relationship between an organism as a totality and its microscopic components—in particular the cell. To this end we consider experimental embryology, the nature of the cell and the development of genetics from Mendel to DNA.  These considerations required...