MCD BIO 138Developmental Biology
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Development of understanding of fundamental molecular mechanisms and cellular activities guiding formation of complex organism from single fertilized egg. Development of model organisms to understand conserved nature of developmental decisions across animal kingdom, distinct features that lead to diversification of animal shape and form during evolution. Origin and roles of stem and progenitor cells in development and maintenance of specific organ systems. Roles of cell shape change, cell death, proliferation, and migration in generating shape of embryo, organs, and tissues. Mechanisms by which cells become different from and communicate with one another to coordinate their activities in time and space in embryo. Special emphasis on experimental approaches used to address these fundamental questions that determine how organized tissues and organs are formed and maintained throughout life of organism.
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Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: Life Sciences 3, 4, and 23L, or 7A, 7B, 7C, 23L, and 107.
BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
needs reviewconfidence 0.45 · from text- · "LIFESCI 3" is not in this catalog version
- · "LIFESCI 4" is not in this catalog version
- · "LIFESCI 23L" is not in this catalog version
- · "LIFESCI 23L" is not in this catalog version
- · mixed comma-level AND/OR in "Life Sciences 3, 4, and 23L, or 7A, 7B, 7C, 23L, and 107" — grouping is a best reading
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
MCD BIO 138
- LIFESCI 7ACell and Molecular Biology
- LIFESCI 7BGenetics, Evolution, and Ecology
- LIFESCI 7CPhysiology and Human Biology
- LIFESCI 107Genetics
- CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I
- LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientists
- CHEM 14CStructure of Organic Molecules
- CHEM 20AChemical Structure
- CHEM 30AOrganic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
4 direct requisites. Showing 17 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
MCD BIO 138
- MCD BIO 143Developmental Biology: Genetic Control of Organogenesis
- MCD BIO 168Stem Cell Biology
2 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 2 courses over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.