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CIP PROGRAM: 26.0404
Developmental Biology and Embryology.

Summary: A program that focuses on the scientific study of embryology, development, and growth of animals and human beings. Includes instruction in fertilization, oogenesis, histogenesis, gastrulation, and cell differentiation; embryological development including organ and pattern formation, morphogenesis, gene regulation, cell lineage, and fate maps; disease and defect studies; transgenic and evolutionary models of growth and development; and applications to specific organisms and phyla.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
Change - -40.54% +12.50%

Related CIPs

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26.0406 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology.
26.0407 Cell Biology and Anatomy.
26.0499 Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Developmental Biology and Embryology.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Harvard University31 -40.54%