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Cell and Embryology Developmental Biology History and Basic Concepts Textbook: Wolpert L, Beddington R, Jessell T, Lawrence P, Meyerowitz E, Smith J. (2007) Principles of Development. 3th ed. London: Oxford university press. Gilbert SF. (2003) Development Biology. 7th ed. Sunderland: Sinaure Associates Inc. 1 2 Development is a fundamental part of biology Developmental Biology deals with complex mechanisms and many layers of “biological information” superimposed one upon another. Recent advances in cell biology, genetics and molecular biology has and will continue to further our understanding of development unlike any time in the past. Embryogenesis (embryo formation) determines the overall body plan. (Fertilized egg embryo body plan organism) O Organogenesis i (organ ( fformation) ti ) determines d t i subsections b ti off the th body (examples: vertebrate limb, Drosophila eye). Many genes, proteins, signal transduction pathways and cell behaviours are common to both processes. 3 4 1 Model organisms in developmental biology Fig. 1.3 Fig. 1.2 Lizard Although people are mostly interested in human development (for egocentric reasons), many aspects of development are conserved in distantly related species species. South African clawtoed FROG Fig. 1.1 Drosophila The major model organisms used to study the principles of development are... – nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans) – fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster ) – sea urchins – South African claw-toed ...
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