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BIOS Instant Notes in Developmental Biology

By Dr Richard Twyman

Published June 15th 2000 by Taylor & Francis – 464 pages

Series: Instant Notes

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Description

Coverage of the field in Instant Notes in Developmental Biology is current and focuses largely on the principles of embryonic development. It is designed to provide a clear summary of the principles of developmental biology in a compact and easily manageable structure.

Contents

A. First principles.

B. Experimental developmental biology.

C. Genes in development.

D. Unicellular models.

E. Sex, gametes and fertilization.

F. Cleavage and gastrulation.

G. Single cell specification.

H. Axis specification and patterning in Drosophila.

I. Axis specification in vertebrates.

J. Fate of the ectoderm.

K. Mesoderm and endoderm.

L. Organogenesis in invertebrate model systems.

M. Vertebrate limb development.

N. Plant development.

Further Reading.

Glossary of acronyms.

Index.

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Description: By Dr Richard Twyman. Coverage of the field in Instant Notes in Developmental Biology is current and focuses largely on the principles of embryonic development. It is designed to provide a clear summary of the principles of developmental biology in a compact and easily...
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