Day Date Reading Topic T 10/15 no class – October Vacation Th 10/17 More plant development T 10/22 Ch. 8 Mechanisms of morphogenesis Th 10/24 More morphogenesis T 10/29 Ch. 10 Cell differentiation Th 10/31 Happy Halloween! Stem cells T 11/5 Ch. 11 Organogenesis Th 11/7 More Organogenesis T 11/12 Th 11/14 Ch. 12 Development of the nervous system T 11/19 EXAM 2 Chapters 2, 6, 8, 10 Th 11/21 Ch. 9 The saga of the germ cell T 11/26 More on reproduction Your term paper is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, 11/19 Th 11/28 no 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.

not in text

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

The Hox gene family are examples of homeotic genes. The Hox gene products give the positional address along the Anterior-Posterior (A/P) axis in all animals. Box 4A

The Hox gene family are examples of homeotic genes. Homeotic genes are genes that when mutant cause a change in the spatial position of structures (change in address). wild-type fruit fly antennapedia mutant Box 4A

2.31 pair-rule expression

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

BIO305 Exam #1 Distribution   98 * A 97 96 95 ** A 94 93 92 * A 91 90 * A 89 *** A/A- 88 A/A- 87 86 B+ 85 ** B+ 84 * B+ 83 * B+/B 82 ** B+/B 81 B 80 * 79 * B 78 77 76 75 74 * B- 73 ** B- 72 *** B-/C+ 71 * B-/C+   65 * C- 58 * D 47 * F