PREV

NEXT

• Principal features of development, origin of sexual reproduction, developmental patterns
• Gametogenesis (Spermatogenesis; Oogenesis)
• Fertilization: Recognition of sperm and egg, fusion of gametes, activation of egg metabolism, rearrangement of egg cytoplasm.
• Patterns of embryonic cleavage, mechanism of cleavage. Gastrulation: Fate maps,
• Cleavage and gastrulation in sea urchin
• Cleavage and gastrulation in amphibians
• Cleavage and gastrulation in birds
• Cleavage and Gastrulation in mammals.
• Cellular Basis of Morphogenesis:
• RNA processing, translational regulation of developmental process,
• Establishment of body axes and mechanism of teratogenesis; Secondary Induction.
• Factors controlling growth and oncogenesis.
• Post embryonic Development and metamorphosis
• Hormones as mediators of development
• Regeneration in vertebrates.
• Preparation for final term