Lecture notes

This page contains links to the lecture slides for download in PDF format. See lecture schedule for the relevant textbook sections.

number Topic (link to lecture notes) additional material
1
 Course Introduction  
2
 Introduction - History and model organisms  
3
 Genes and Development  
4
 Concepts  
5, 6
 Drosophila I movie embryogenesis (note: 400MB!)
cartoon movie oogenesis
7
 Drosophila II  
8
 Drosophila III  
9
 Drosophila IV  
10, 11
 C. elegans  
12
 Sea urchins  
13
 Ascidians  
14
 Plant embryogenesis
note: this is the last lecture relevant for the midterm exam 		 
Summary lecture invertebrates/concepts
15
 Plant - meristems  
16
 Plant - flowers  
17,18
 Early vertebrate development  
19
 Xenopus: germ layer formation 1  
20
 Xenopus: germ layer formation 2  
19, 20
 condensed version of lectures 19 and 20  
21
 Somite development  
22
 Neural crest cells  
23
 Morphogenesis  
24
 Germ cells  
25
 Vertebrate limb development  
26
 Drosophila: wing, leg and eye development  
27
 Stem cells  
28
 Nervous system development  
29
 Axon guidance  
30
 Summary I (study guide)  
31
 Summary II (principles of development)  
Mon, Dec 2: Q & A session  
Final Exam:
Monday, Dec 9, 8:30pm – 11:30pm
SSC K9500
  
     
     
 

samle exam questions

  
sample midterm exam questions  
Final exam topics  
sample final exam questions  
 

iclicker questions

  
  Clicker questions: intro (lectures 1-4)  
  Clicker questions: Drosophila (lectures 5-9)  
  Clicker questions: other invertebrates (lectures 10-13)  
  Clicker questions: plants (lectures 14-16)  
  Clicker questions: early vertebrate development (lectures 17-22)  
  Clicker questions lectures 23-29