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Multicellular Organization
BIO 407
Faculty:
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester:
Fall 2025-2026
Course:
Multicellular Organization - BIO 407
Classroom:
FENS-L029,FENS-L058
Level of course:
Undergraduate
Course Credits:
SU Credit:3.000, ECTS:5, Basic:5
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Course Type:
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Özlem Kutlu
- Email: ozlemkutlu@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
The mechanisms that underlie development of multicellular organisms from C. elegans to humans will be examined. Cellular differentiation and its genetic and molecular control; fertilization, cleavage and morphogenesis of plants and animals; cell motility; polarity and positional information; developmental basis of evolution.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Understand the main principles of gene and genomes in unicellular and multicellular organisms |
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| 2. | A better understanding the main methods to study nucleic acids and proteins in gene regulation |
| 3. | Evolution of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms |
| 4. | Have knowledge on the basic principles of cell division, apoptosis, cell differentiation |
| 5. | Master the basic knowledge about the genetic principles involved in the design and maintenance of an organism |
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