This outstanding introduction to developmental biology takes a contemporary approach to describing the complex process whereby an egg is transformed into an adult organism. Featuring exceptionally clear two-color illustrations, Muller's Developmental Biology is designed for use in either undergraduate or graduate level courses. Revised by the author to incorporate recent progress in developmental biology, the book will be welcomed by students, instructors, and scientists looking for a modern treatment of this rapidly-changing field.
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Für Beruf und Forschung
Lower undergraduate
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ISBN-13
978-981-3083-17-2 (9789813083172)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1. Development: organisms construct and organize themselves on the basis of inherited information. 2. Basic stages, principles and terms of development 3. Model organisms in developmental biology 4. Comparative review: the phylotypic stage of vertebrates, common vs. disuniting features, and aspects of evolution 5. The egg cell and sperm get a dowry 6. The start: fertilization and activation of the egg 7. Precisely patterned cleavage divisions are driven by an oscillator 8. Determination: cells are programmed and committed to their fates 9. Epigenetic pattern formation 10. Differentiation is based upon differential gene expression that is programmed during determination
