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Developmental biology is about how single organisms grow and develop. Deriving from embryology today it examines the genetic control of growth, differentiation and specialisation of different cell types and organs.
Main model organisms are thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), corn (Zea mays), snapdragon (Antirrhinum) and Petunia among plants and Caenorhabditis elegans, fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), zebrafish (Danio rerio), African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), chick (Gallus gallus) and mouse (Mus musculus) among animals.
"It is not birth, marriage, or death, but gastrulation,
which is truly the most important time in your life."
Lewis Wolpert (1986)
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Model organisms List of important model organisms in developmental biology Plant groups List of European research groups working in the field of plant development. Reading List of books and journals on developmental biology |
Plants vs. animals Comparison of developmental mechanisms in plants and animals Links Links to developmental biology, Arabidopsis, databases, bioinformatical tools, lab protocols, scientific journals (developmental biology, plants, life science) etc. Contact Contact the author / Imprint |
