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Course code: BBS10050o15Semester: 2015/2016 summer
Name: Developmental biology
Major: Biology
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 0
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. Heliodor Wierzbicki
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: After completing the course students will be able to characterize each stage of pre- and postnatal development of an organism as well as recognize microscopic images of different stages of embryonic development
Competences: Passing the course permits working in laboratories where tissues are cultured and cytogenetic studies are carried out
Prerequisites: biochemistry, genetics, anatomy and histology, cell biology
Course content: The overall purpose of the course is to provide students with theoretical and practical background concerning cell differentiation, early development, genetic regulation of developmental processes, morphogenesis, organogenesis and signal transduction.
Recommended literature: Le Moigne A. (1999). Biologia rozwoju. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Rodkiewicz B. (1998). Biologia rozwoju w zarysie. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Jura Cz., Krzanowska H., Rzehak K. (1985). Podstawy embriologii zwierząt. Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. Twyman R.M. (2003). Biologia rozwoju. Krótkie wykłady. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Assessment methods: completion of laboratory training and oral exam; minimum 60% of knowledge to pass
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