Development biology
Development biology is a field of biology which deals with how a single cell gives rise to a fully grown organism . It can be studied on different biological levels- molecular: chemical, organ system and cellular or tissue level . Before proceeding to the development processes in the different organisms - frog , mammals , birds , nematodes etc., it is essential to learn the basic concepts . This set of notes include some history of this field, differential gene expression , generating complexity and all about morphogen gradient. In addition, 1st process in development, i.e., germ cell determination, is also discussed in a different organism .
Written for
- Institution
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Harvard College
- Course
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MEDICAL 11
Document information
- Uploaded on
- June 23, 2021
- Number of pages
- 13
- Written in
- 2020/2021
- Type
- Class notes
- Professor(s)
- Dr. sudeep mandal
- Contains
- All classes
Subjects
- germ cell determination
- morphogen
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dvelopment biology basic concepts
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