DESCRIPTION:
This book captivates student interest, opening minds to the wonder of developmental biology, whilst covering required material with scientific rigour. The tenth edition reflects the exciting new age of genomics, genetic regulatory networks and digital visualization techniques while keeping focus on the major questions of animal development.
CONTENTS:
PART I: QUESTIONS: INTRODUCING DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
1. Comprehending Development
2. Developmental Genetics
3. Cell-Cell Communication in Development
PART II: SPECIFICATION: INTRODUCING CELL COMMITMENT AND EARLY EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
4. Fertilization
5. Early Development in Invertebrates: Rapid Specification in Snails and Nematodes
6. The Genetics of Axis Specification in Drosophila
7. The Deuterostome Invertebrates: Sea Urchins and Tunicates
8. Early Development in Vertebrates: Amphibians and Fish
9. Early Development in Vertebrates: Birds and Mammals
PART III: THE STEM CELL CONCEPT: INTRODUCING ORGANOGENESIS
10. The Emergence of the Ectoderm
11. Neural Crest Cells and Axonal Specificity
12. Paraxial and Intermediate Mesoderm
13. Lateral Plate Mesoderm and Endoderm
14. Development of the Tetrapod Limb
15. Sex Determination
16. Metamorphosis, Regeneration, and Aging
17. The Saga of the Germ Line
PART IV: SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: EXPANDING DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY TO MEDICINE, ECOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION
18. Medical Aspects of Developmental Biology
19. Developmental Plasticity and Symbiosis
20. Developmental Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change
