Biol2010 Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Lecture covering the embryonic development of development - from cleavage, gastrulation to neurulation. Cell fate maps and specific developmental genes discussed. Combining lecture notes and textbook reading (sources cited).

Covering the lecture (from BIOL2010) on Hox genes and how they function. Extra reading with sources cited.

Zebrafish embryonic stages, advantages as a model organism, candidate gene mapping, use in imaging - drug testing, nervous system development, immune system - Summary of the lecture

Covering whole lecture from Developmental Biology: Introduction to the concept of morphogens and how they convey positional information - also with examples from Drosophila. Extra reading with sources cited.

Sea Urchin Embryogenesis - from cleavage to tissue differentiation, covering the generation of PMCs in extensive detail (Extra reading with sources cited)

Formation of the DV axis - based on Drosophila, and the required genes, and interactions (eg, morphogen gradients) Covers the whole lecture with extra reading (sources cited)

Covering the different types of Hox genes, how they function, with examples for each category. Extra reading with sources cited.

Covers early mouse embryonic development - formation of the blastocyst, gene regulatory network and cellular mechanisms producing the trophoblast, endoderm and ICM. Extra reading with sources cited.

Xenopus specification of cell fates - genetic and cellular mechanisms from the lecture with extra reading

Xenopus mesoderm formation and the various genetic signals - whole lecture covered with extra reading from textbooks and papers