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Developmental biology

This course contains 3 segments:

Development & differentiation

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This course contains 3 segments:

Development & differentiation

How does your body end up with a wide array of cell types, from the smell receptors in your nose to the detoxifying cells in your liver? Learn how cells become more and more specialized over development, taking on the patterns of gene activity that give them their "fate."

Signaling & transcription factors in development

Ever seen a fly with legs growing out of its head? How about two newts joined at the belly? If not, read (and watch) on! In this section, we'll explore how molecular signals and transcription factors play key roles in guiding the development of multicellular organisms, and how alterations in these signals can produce starting results.

Apoptosis

Did you know that your hands and feet started out like paddles? Your fingers and toes are the result of apoptosis, or the orderly, programmed death of cells. Learn more about apoptosis and how it is important in development (and in the adult body).

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This course belongs to a collection called AP®︎ Biology. It's comprised of 38 courses:
  1. Intro to biology
  2. Chemistry of life
  3. Water, acids, and bases
  4. Properties of carbon
  5. Macromolecules
  6. Energy and enzymes
  7. Structure of a cell
  8. Membranes and transport
  9. Cellular respiration
  10. Photosynthesis
  11. Cell signaling
  12. Cell division
  13. Classical and molecular genetics
  14. DNA as the genetic material
  15. Central dogma (DNA to RNA to protein)
  16. Gene regulation
  17. Biotechnology
  18. Developmental biology (viewing)
  19. Bacteria and archaea
  20. Viruses
  21. Evolution and the tree of life
  22. History of life on Earth
  23. Ecology
  24. Biodiversity and conservation
  25. Behavioral biology
  26. Principles of physiology
  27. Human biology
  28. Plant biology
  29. Meet the biology professional
  30. Prepare for the 2018 AP Biology exam
  31. Cell structure and function
  32. Cellular energetics
  33. Cell communication and cell cycle
  34. Heredity
  35. Gene expression and regulation
  36. Natural selection
  37. AP®︎ Biology standards mappings
  38. Worked examples of AP®︎ Biology free response questions
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