PřF:Bi8940 Developmental biology - Course Information
Bi8940 Developmental biology
Faculty of Sciencespring 2012 - acreditation
The information about the term spring 2012 - acreditation is not made public
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Jan Hejátko, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Jiří Fajkus, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Jan Hejátko, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites
- ( Bi4010 Essential molecular biology || Bi4020 Molecular biology )
Advantage is the knowledge of the topics of the basic lectures from molecular biology and genetics. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 18 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course, the student should understand the basic principles of development of selected model organisms, animals and plants.
- Syllabus
- 1. Lesson: Overview of development, repetitorium of basic terms, gametogenesis, fertilization and lineage tracing.
- 2. Lesson: Oogenesis and early development of Drosophila.
- 3. Lesson: Early development of amphibians and amniotes.
- 4. Lesson: Vertebrate organogenesis, development of ectodermal structures.
- 5. Lesson: Vertebrate organogenesis, development of mesodermal and endodermal structures.
- 6. Lesson: Plant reproduction, changing of generations, initiation of flowering, flower development, gametogenesis, fertilization.
- 7. Lesson: Embryogenesis of seed plants
- 8. Lesson: Postembryonic de novo organogenesis in plants, concept of meristems. Shoot development, SAM, phyllotaxis. Root development, RAM, lateral root formation. Shoot and root vascular tissue development. Hormonal interactions in the de novo organogenesis in plants.
- 9. Lesson: Morphogenesis in animals, cellular associations, environment and behaviors, tissue interactions and morphogenesis. Morphogenesis in plants, leaf development, role of auxin distribution and its interaction with CK in the morphogenesis in plants
- 10. Lesson: Regulation of gene expression. The levels of regulation of gene expression in development of animals and plants, RNA interference.
- Literature
- WILT, Fred H. and Sarah HAKE. Principles of developmental biology. New York, N.Y.: W.W. Norton & Company, 2004, xxiii, 430. ISBN 0393974308. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures and presenations of image materials including video clips and supplemented by internet learning resources.
- Assessment methods
- Final written test.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (spring 2012 - acreditation, recent)
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