TY  - GEN
AU  - Barry,Michael J
TI  - Molecular Embryology : How Molecules Give Birth to Animals
SN  - 9781032297934 (PB)
PY  - 2022///
CY  - London
PB  - CRC Press
KW  -  Molecular biology
KW  - Embryology
N1  - Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter One Growth of an Embryo is Founded on Repeated Cell Division; Does a Vital Force Direct Animal Development?; The Division of Embryonic Cells; Cell Fale and Cell Lineage; Cell Division in the Threadworm; Cell Division in Fruit Flies; Cell Division in Frogs; Cell Division in Mouse Embryos; References; Further Reading; Chapter Two How an Embryo Acquires the Correct Shape as its Cells Divide The Way a Cell Divides Can Delennine the Size and Position of its Daughter Cells and So Influence the Shape of the EmbryoChange in Cell Shape, Localized Cell Division, and Cell Death Can Influence the Shape of an Embryo; Secretion of Molecules by Cells Influences Embryonic Structure; Some Cells Migrate to form Tissues in Distant Pans of the Embryo; Cell Adhesions Influence the Shape of the Embryo; Types of Cell Adhesion; The Importance of Cell Adhesion Molecules; References; Further Reading; Chapter Three How Differences in Molecular Composition between Embryonic Cells Originate Asymmetric Cell Division and Signaling between CellsAsymmetric Division and Cell Signaling in C. Elegons; Uneven Subdivision of the Egg Cytoplasm in Drosophila; Asymmetric Division and Cell Signaling in Frogs; The Origin of Differences in Cell Composition in Mouse Embryos; References; Further Reading; Chapter Four Signal Molecules Induce Changes in Cell Composition Throughout Vertebrate Development; Hans Spemann Revealed the Importance of Inductive Signals in Vertebrates; Neural Inductions; Induction of Eyes. Feathers, and Other Body Structures; Harrison's Experiments on Limb Formation The Origin of Cells that Lay down the Structure of a Chick's WingThe Source of Signals that Induce the Structure of a Chick's Wing; Signaling Cell Position; References; Further Readings; Chapter Five Differences in Embryonic Cell Composition Result from Activation of Different Genes; Mendel First Demonstrated the Importance of Genes in Development; Mendel's Results Led to the Discovery that Genes are Made of DNA; Weismann Wrongly Suggested that Different Cells of An Embryo Contain Different Genes; Genes are Differentially Activated during Development; Two-Step Activation of Embryonic Genes Specific Transcription Factors are Keys to the Final Step in Gene ActivationTechniques for Studying the Action of Genes in Development; References; Chapter Six Experiments on Drosophila Reveal that Specific Transcription Factors are Keys that Unlock Embryonic Genes; The Breakthrough of Nüsslein-Volhard and Weischaus; The Bicoid Protein: A Specific Transcription Factor that Initiates Gene Activation from Front to Rear; The Bicoid Protein is a Morphogen; Changing Patterns of Gene Activity along the Length of the Drosophila Embryo
N2  - This text is an effective introduction to the subject of developmental similarities and differences of organisms for students studying developmental biology and embryology of organisms
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