This PDF book covers
the following topics related to Developmental Biology : Principles of
development in biology, Developmental biology: The anatomical tradition, Life
cycles and the evolution of developmental patterns, Principles of experimental
embryology, Genes and development: Techniques and ethical issues, The genetic
core of development: Differential gene expression, Cell-cell communication in
development, Early embryonic development, Fertilization: Beginning a new
organism, Early development in selected invertebrates, The genetics of axis
specification in Drosophila, Early development and axis formation in amphibians,
The early development of vertebrates: Fish, birds, and mammals, Later embryonic
development, The central nervous system and the epidermis, Neural crest cells
and axonal specificity, Paraxial and intermediate mesoderm, Lateral plate
mesoderm and endoderm, Development of the tetrapod limb, Sex determination,
Metamorphosis, regeneration, and aging, The saga of the germ line, :
Ramifications of developmental biology, An overview of plant development,
Environmental regulation of animal development, Developmental mechanisms of
evolutionary change.
Author(s): Scott F. Gilbert
641Pages