Model Systems, Regeneration & Evo-Devo
A 12-module path through model systems, regeneration & evo-devo, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- Why Model Organisms? Criteria and Trade-offs
- Drosophila as a Genetic Model of Development
- C. elegans and the Invariant Cell Lineage
- Xenopus and Zebrafish as Vertebrate Models
- The Mouse as a Mammalian Model
- Plant Development: Contrasts with Animals
- Regeneration: Restoring Form After Loss
- Aging and Cellular Senescence
- Developmental Plasticity and Environmental Cues
- Evolutionary Developmental Biology: The Evo-Devo Synthesis
- The Genetic Toolkit and Deep Homology
- Heterochrony and Heterotopy: Timing and Position Shifts in Evolution