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1.1.1 Reading: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Comparative Embryology”
Link: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Comparative Embryology” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the introduction to the section on Comparative Embryology and the section “Epigenesis and Preformation.” These readings will cover the material in 1.1.1-1.1.2.
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1.1.2 Reading: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Sperm”
Link: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Sperm” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the first four paragraphs of this section (up to but not including the second website link).
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1.1.3 Reading: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Questions of Developmental Biology”
Link: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Questions of Developmental Biology” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety.
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1.1.4 Reading: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Comparative Embryology”
Link: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Comparative Embryology” (HTML)
Instructions: Read from the section “Naming the Parts” through the end of this section. Make sure to view all associated figures (Figs. 1.3-1.11).
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1.2 Reading: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Structure of the Gametes”
Link: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Structure of the Gametes” (HTML)
Instructions: Read from the fifth paragraph of the sub-section on “Sperm” through the end of this section, reading all of the section on “The Egg” and all associated figures (Figs. 7.2.-7.19).
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1.3.1 Reading: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Recognition of Egg and Sperm”
Link: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Recognition of Egg and Sperm” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 7.8-7.18). This will cover the materials in 1.3.1-1.3.2.
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1.3.3 Reading: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Gamete Fusion and the Prevention of Polyspermy”
Link: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Gamete Fusion and the Prevention of Polyspermy” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 7.20-7.26). This will cover the materials in 1.3.3-1.3.4.
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1.3.5 Reading: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Activation of Egg Metabolism”
Link: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Activation of Egg Metabolism” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the introduction to this section as well as “Early Responses” and “Late Responses,” along with all associated figures (Figs. 7.1-7.30). Do not read the grey text box on “The Activation of Gamete Metabolism.”
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1.3.5 Reading: The Society for Developmental Biology’s Developmental Biology Cinema: Dr. Lionel Jaffe's “Calcium Tsunami”
Link: The Society for Developmental Biology’s Developmental Biology Cinema: Dr. Lionel Jaffe's “Calcium Tsunami” (HTML, Quicktime)
Instructions: Watch this brief video of a fish egg’s calcium “wave” that blocks polyspermy and activates egg metabolism.
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2.1 Reading: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Embryological Origins of the Gene Theory”
Link: National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Embryological Origins of the Gene Theory” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety.
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2.2.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Differential Gene Transcription”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Differential Gene Transcription” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all parts of this section except for the subsection on “Locus Control Regions.” You are not responsible for memorizing the extensive examples given in this section (except for the examples of Pax6 and MITF); just understand the basic mechanisms through which transcription is regulated.
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2.2.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Differential RNA Processing”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Differential RNA Processing” ” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety, along with all associated figures (Figs. 5.26-5.29).
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2.2.3 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Control of Gene Expression at the Level of Translation”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Control of Gene Expression at the Level of Translation” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety, along with all associated figures (Figs. 5.31-5.34).
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2.2.4 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Posttranslational Gene Regulation”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Posttranslational Gene Regulation” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this one-paragraph section.
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2.3.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “RNA Localization Techniques”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “RNA Localization Techniques” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety, along with all associated figures (Figs. 4.14-4.17).
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2.3.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Determining the Function of Genes during Development”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Determining the Function of Genes during Development” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety, along with all associated figures (Figs. 4.18-4.23). This reading will cover subunits 2.3.2-2.3.4.
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3.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “An Introduction to Early Development”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “An Introduction to Early Development” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the entirety of the subsection on “Cleavage” along with all associated figures (Figs. 8.1-8.5). This will cover the material in 3.1-3.4.
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3.5.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Early Development of Sea Urchins”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Early Development of Sea Urchins” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of the subsection on “Cleavage,” along with associated figures (Figs. 8.8-8.14), except for the portion on “Axis Specification.”
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3.5.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Amphibian Development”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Amphibian Development” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of the subsection on “Cleavage,” along with associated figures (Figs. 10.1-10.4).
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3.5.3 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Development in Birds”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Development in Birds” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of the subsection on “Cleavage,” along with associated figures (Figs. 11.8-11.9).
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3.5.4 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Mammalian Development”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Mammalian Development” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of the subsection on “Cleavage,” along with associated figures (Figs. 11.20-11.25).
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3.6 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Developmental Mechanics of Cell Specification”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Developmental Mechanics of Cell Specification” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 3.7-3.25). This will cover the material in 3.6.
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4.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “An Introduction to Early Development”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “An Introduction to Early Development” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the subsection on “Gastrulation” in its entirety, along with Figure 8.6. This will cover the material in 4.1.
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4.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Germ Layers”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Germ Layers” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this figure on germ layers and the tissues/organs they form. This will cover the material in 4.2.
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4.3.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Amphibian Development”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Amphibian Development” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of the subsection on “Gastrulation,” along with associated figures (Figs. 10.5-10.15).
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4.3.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Early Development of Sea Urchins”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Early Development of Sea Urchins” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of the subsection on “Gastrulation,” along with associated figures (Figs. 8.16-8.25).
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4.3.3 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Development in Birds”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Development in Birds” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of the subsection on “Gastrulation,” along with associated figures (Figs. 11.10-11.12).
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4.3.4 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Mammalian Development”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Mammalian Development” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of the subsection on “Gastrulation,” along with associated figures (Figs. 11.26-11.31).
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5.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “An Introduction to Early Development”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “An Introduction to Early Development” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the subsection on “Axis Formation” its entirety, along with Figure 8.7. This will cover the material in 5.1.
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5.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Snapshot Summary: Drosophila Development and Axis Specification”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Snapshot Summary: Drosophila Development and Axis Specification” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this summary in its entirety. It will provide a greater overview of the processes addressed in your specific readings for 5.2.1-5.2.2.
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5.2.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Origins of Anterior-Posterior Polarity”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Origins of Anterior-Posterior Polarity” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the introductory paragraph of this section along with Fig. 9.8.
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5.2.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Generation of Dorsal-Ventral Polarity”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Generation of Dorsal-Ventral Polarity” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the introductory paragraph of this section and the subsection “The Morphogenetic Agent for Dorsal-Ventral Polarity” along with Fig. 9.33.
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5.3 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Axis Formation in Amphibians”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Axis Formation in Amphibians” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of this section, including associated figures, except for the subsection “Snapshot Summary.” This will cover the material in 5.3.
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5.3 Reading: DNATube: HHMI’s “Spemann’s Organizer”
Link: Web Media: DNATube: HHMI’s “Spemann’s Organizer” (Adobe Flash)
Instructions: Watch this brief (approx. 2 minutes) video about the seminal experiments Spemann and Mangold conducted to learn about the mechanisms of embryonic patterning.
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5.4.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Development in Birds”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Development in Birds” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of the subsection on “Axis Formation,” along with associated figures (Figs. 11.13-11.19).
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5.4.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Mammalian Development”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Early Mammalian Development” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of “Anterior-Posterior Axis Formation” and “The Dorsal-Ventral and Left-Right Axes” along with associated figures (Figs. 11.34-11.44).
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6.1.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Formation of the Neural Tube” and “Differentiation of the Neural Tube”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Formation of the Neural Tube” (HTML) and “Differentiation of the Neural Tube” (HTML)
Instructions: In “Formation of the Neural Tube,” read only the introductory paragraph and all figures (Figs. 12.3-12.9). Read all of “Differentiation of the Neural Tube,” along with all figures (Figs.12.10-12.14).
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6.1.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Neural Crest”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Neural Crest” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 13.1-13.10).
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6.1.3 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Snapshot Summary: CNS and Epidermis”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Snapshot Summary: CNS and Epidermis” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety.
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6.2.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Paraxial Mesoderm”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Paraxial Mesoderm” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 14.2-14.9).
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6.2.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Intermediate Mesoderm”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Intermediate Mesoderm” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the introductory sentence and the subsection on “Progression of Kidney Types” along with Figure 14.18.
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6.2.3 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Snapshot Summary: Lateral Mesoderm and Endoderm” and “Lateral-Plate Mesoderm” and “Endoderm”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Snapshot Summary: Lateral Mesoderm and Endoderm” (HTML) and “Lateral-Plate Mesoderm” (HTML) and “Endoderm” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of the “Snapshot Summary” and read all figures (but no other text) associated with “Lateral-Plate Mesoderm” (15.1-15.25) and “Endoderm” (15.26-15.33). This will cover the material in 6.2.3 and 6.3.
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6.4.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Formation of the Limb Bud”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Formation of the Limb Bud” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the subsections “Specification of the Limb Fields” and “Induction of the Early Limb Bud” along with all associated figures (Figs. 16.2-16.4). Make sure to read the associated footnotes at the end of the section.
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6.4.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Generating the Proximal-Distal Axis of the Limb”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Generating the Proximal-Distal Axis of the Limb” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of this section, including Figs. 16.8-16.15, except for the grey text box on Hox genes and limb evolution.
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6.4.3 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Specification of the Anterior-Posterior Limb Axis”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Specification of the Anterior-Posterior Limb Axis” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 16.17-16.19).
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6.4.4 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Generation of the Dorsal-Ventral Axis”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “The Generation of the Dorsal-Ventral Axis” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Fig. 16.20).
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6.4.5 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Cell Death and the Formation of Digits and Joints”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Cell Death and the Formation of Digits and Joints” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Fig. 16.22-16.24).
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6.4.6 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Formation of the Limb Bud”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Formation of the Limb Bud” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the subsection “Specification of Forelimb or Hindlimb” along with all associated figures (Figs. 16.5-16.6).
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7.1.1 Reading: Sinauer Associates: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology Companion: “Social Critique of Sex Determination Research”
Link: Sinauer Associates: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology Companion: “Social Critique of Sex Determination Research” (HTML)
Instructions: This reading is optional. Read this brief summary of an article by Eva Eicher and Linda Washburn criticizing the (inaccurate) overemphasis placed on male sexual development as an active event and female sexual development as a passive, “default” state.
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7.1.1.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Chromosomal Sex Determination in Drosophila”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Chromosomal Sex Determination in Drosophila” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 17.15-17.19).
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7.1.1.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Chromosomal Sex Determination in Mammals”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Chromosomal Sex Determination in Mammals” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 17.2-17.12).
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7.1.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Transcriptional Regulation of an Entire Chromosome: Dosage Compensation”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Transcriptional Regulation of an Entire Chromosome: Dosage Compensation” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 5.22-5.23).
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7.1.3 Reading: Sinauer Associates: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology Companion: “Translational Regulation of Germline Sex Determination” and “Normal Hermaphroditism in Nematodes and Fish”
Links: Sinauer Associates: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology Companion: “Translational Regulation of Germline Sex Determination” (HTML) and “Normal Hermaphroditism in Nematodes and Fish” (HTML)
Instructions: Read these articles in their entirety to gain a better understanding of the complicated nature of sex determination and development.
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7.1.4 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Environmental Sex Determination” and “Environmental Regulation of Normal Development”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Environmental Sex Determination” (HTML) and “Environmental Regulation of Normal Development” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of “Environmental Sex Determination,” including Figs. 17.20-17.21. In “Environmental Regulation,” scroll down to read the brief sub-subsection entitled “Environment-Dependent Sex Determination.”
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7.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Metamorphosis”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Metamorphosis” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 18.1-18.24). This reading will cover subunits 7.2.1-7.2.3.
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7.2.4 Reading: The Saylor Foundation’s “Metamorphosis in Marine Invertebrates”
Link: The Saylor Foundation’s “Metamorphosis in Marine Invertebrates” (PDF)
Instructions: Please read the entirety of the reading linked above.See a broken link? Please let us know!
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7.3 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Regeneration”
Link: Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Regeneration” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 18.25-18.33).
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8.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “’Unity of Type’ and ‘Conditions of Existence’”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “’Unity of Type’ and ‘Conditions of Existence’” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 22.1-22.2).
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8.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Hox Genes: Descent with Modification”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Hox Genes: Descent with Modification” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 22.3-22.11). This will cover the material in 8.2.
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8.3 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Homologous Pathways of Development” and “Generating the Proximal-Distal Axis”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Homologous Pathways of Development” (HTML) and “Generating the Proximal-Distal Axis” (HTML)
Instructions: Read all of “Homologous Pathways” along with all associated figures (Figs. 22.12-22.16), and in “Generating the Proximal-Distal Axis,” scroll down to read the grey text box “Hox Genes and the Evolution of the Tetrapod Limb.”
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8.4 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Modularity: The Prerequisite for Evolution through Development”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Modularity: The Prerequisite for Evolution through Development” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 22.17-22.22). This will cover the material in 8.4.1-8.4.3.
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8.4.4 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Developmental Correlation”
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Instructions: Read the subsection on “Correlated Progression.”
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8.5 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Developmental Constraints”
Link: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Developmental Constraints” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this section in its entirety along with all associated figures (Figs. 22.26-22.27). This will cover the material in 8.5.
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8.6 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “A New Evolutionary Synthesis”
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Instructions: Read this section in its entirety.
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9.1 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Environmental Regulation of Normal Development”
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Instructions: Within this chapter, read the subsections on “Larval Settlement,” “Developmental Symbiosis,” “Seasonality and Sex in Aphids,” “Diapause,” “Phenotypic Plasticity,” and “Predator-Induced Responses.” These will cover the material in 9.1.
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9.1.4 Reading: Boston University: Professor Karen Warkentin’s “Lab Research”
Link: Boston University: Professor Karen Warkentin’s “Lab Research” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this webpage up to, but not including, the subsection on “Developmental, physiological & life history plasticity: the role of oxygen stress in hatching timing.” This site will give you a sense of the effects of the predators on both hatching time and the timing of metamorphosis.
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9.2 Reading: The National Institutes of Health: Professor Scott Gilbert’s Developmental Biology: “Environmental Disruption of Normal Development”
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Instructions: Read all of this section except for the “Snapshot Summary.”
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9.2.2 Reading: Wikipedia’s “Imposex,” Environmental Health News’ “Synopsis of ‘Agriculture Alters Gonadal Form and Function in Bufo marinus,’” US Fish and Wildlife Service’s “Endocrine Disruptors,” and National Geographic’s “Household Pollutants Disrupting Fish Genes”
Links: Wikipedia’s “Imposex,” (HTML) Environmental Health News’ “Synopsis of ‘Agriculture Alters Gonadal Form and Function in Bufo marinus,’” (HTML) US Fish and Wildlife Service’s “Endocrine Disruptors,” (HTML) and National Geographic’s “Household Pollutants Disrupting Fish Genes” (HTML)
Instructions: Read each of these brief pages in their entirety to learn more about the effects of environmental pollutants on the sexual development of a variety of organisms.
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