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Developmental Biology

MCD BIO XL 138

This course presents the genetic, cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the development of animal embryology and related developmental defects and disease.

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Fall
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Starting at $1,045.00
As few as 11 weeks
5.0
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What you can learn.

  • Understand changes in gene expression and cell-to-cell interaction leading up to particular developmental outcomes
  • Apply main genetic and molecular tools used in the study of development of principal experimental models

About this course:

This course teaches the cellular and molecular basis of animal embryology and describes the events of development common to many multicellular organisms. Lectures emphasize the genetic, cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in development. Topics include changes in gene expression and cell-to-cell interactions and how these lead to particular developmental outcomes. Students also learn how alterations in normal patterns of gene expression and cell-cell interaction lead to developmental defects and disease.
Prerequisites

LIFESCI XL 3, XL 4, XL 23L or LIFESCI XL 7A, XL 7B, XL 7C, and XL 107.

Fall 2025 Schedule

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Wednesday 6:30PM - 10:00PM PT
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Instructor: Diana Rigueur
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Fee:
$1,045.00
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Notes

No meeting November 26, 2025.

Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: September 28, 2025 11:59:59 PM PST. Internet access required. 

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to hss@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 05, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Principles of Development by Lewis Wolpert
©2025 Oxford University Press
ISBN 9780192896612
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Wed Sep 24, 2025
6:30PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Oct 1, 2025
6:30PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Oct 8, 2025
6:30PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Oct 15, 2025
6:30PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Oct 22, 2025
6:30PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Oct 29, 2025
6:30PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Nov 5, 2025
6:30PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Nov 12, 2025
6:30PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Nov 19, 2025
6:30PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Nov 26, 2025
6:30PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Dec 3, 2025
6:30PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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