Embryology & Embryology Lab

BIO 308 & BIO 309

Dr. Darryl L. Daley


BIO 308 Syllabus

BIO 309 Syllabus


Course Notes

Please Note:

These lecture notes do not reflect all that is discussed in lecture.

They represent only the main points of what is discussed!


Embryology: History and Concepts

Cell division: Mitosis and Meiosis

Life Cycles

Principles of Experimental embryology

Genes and Development

Differential Gene Expression

Cell-Cell communication - Induction and Competence

Cell-Cell communication - Paracrine factors & Cell surface receptors

Cell-Cell communication - Cell Death

Fertilization: Gamete Structure & Sea urchins & mammals

Fertilization: Gamete binding, recognition & fusion

Cleavage through Gastrulation in Sea Urchins

Early Amphibian Development: Cleavage to Gastrulation

Early Amphibian Development: Axis Formation

Early development in fish and Birds

Early development in Mammals

Formation of the Nervous System I

Formation of the Nervous System II

The Neural Crest

Paraxial & Intermediate Mesoderm

Lateral mesoderm & Endoderm

Development of the Tetrapod limb