Explore developmental biology to appreciate why it fuels nearly all medical breakthroughs with this free online course. This free online course investigates the origins of life and establishes how humans and animals are formed. Why are some people taller, thinner or of a different colour? We answer such questions and delve into developmental biology and its role in driving medicine. This course suits anyone who is fascinated with life science and can help medical students understand the biological foundations of their field.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 196071 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 10-15 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Define ‘developmental biology’ • Explain how fertilized eggs become adult bodies • Recall how the adult body produces eggs • Explain sex determination in roundworms • Outline lineage analysis • Define ‘dominant mutations’ • Outline various transcription factors • Discuss their function • State the steps involved in the production of B-globin and haemoglobin • Distinguish between sequential and additive effects of multiple inducers • Describe cell-to-cell communication • List the different types of cadherin |
| Course Code | 3246 |
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