Day DateReadingTopic T10/15no class – October Vacation Th10/17More plant development T10/22Ch. 8Mechanisms of morphogenesis Th10/24More morphogenesis T10/29Ch. 10Cell differentiation Th10/31 Happy Halloween!Stem cells T11/5Ch. 11Organogenesis Th11/7More Organogenesis T11/12 Th11/14Ch. 12Development of the nervous system T11/19EXAM 2Chapters 2, 6, 8, 10 Th11/21Ch. 9 The saga of the germ cell T11/26More on reproductionYour term paper is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, 11/19 Th11/28no class – Thanksgiving Break Also remember there are two, short writing assignments, each worth 20 points. Pick any topic in developmental biology (except your term paper topic) and learn more about it. Then write a two page paper and include all the sources you used (those can include any sources including web sites, newspapers, TV, etc). These are due anytime.

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Genes to focus on during Drosophila embryogenesis Bicoid Hunchback Even-skipped Engrailed Antennapedia Hedgehog Wingless Gurken Toll Dorsal Decapentaplegic Short gastrulation

2.8 fly A/P axis gene hierarchy

2.37 clones in wing

2.39 Hh/Wg 4 nuclei

2.41 Hh/Wg feedback loop

Box 1E Wnt signal transduction

2.40 Hh signaling pathway

2.8 fly A/P axis gene hierarchy

2.16 oocyte assembly line

2.18 creating posterior follicle cells

From previous edition: Box 2B: Toll/ Dorsal pathway

2.19 Gurken 1

2.20 egg nucleus on motors

*** Gurken signaling turns off pipe expression in “dorsal” follicle cells ***

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2.14 Dorsal gradient

2.22 Dorsal gradient

2.23 Dorsal /DPP grad.

2.3 fly cell types

2.7 fly cell types sliced

2.21 D/V slice

Look at the summary paragraphs and associated flow charts throughout Chapter 2: p. 66 Summary: Early Expression of Zygotic Genes

Fig. 2.19