This book covers the
following topics: The Foundations of Developmental Biology,Historical roots of developmental biology,
The modern era of developmental biology, A brief aside on model invertebrate
organisms, Spermatogenesis and Spermiogenesis, Oogenesis, Egg Envelopes, Gene
Expression During Amphibian Oogenesis, mRNA Localization, Oocyte Maturation, The
Origins of Pattern and Embryonic Polarity in Drosophila, Posterior localization
of the Oocyte in the egg chamber.
This noteaims to enable you to appreciate and understand
some of the universal molecular and cellular events and processes that occur as an animal develops and
a sperm into an adult organism. Topics covered includes: Gametogenesis,
Fertilization and Cleavage Formation in Animals, Gastrulation, Invagination and
Organogenesis Formation, General Embryology.
This
note covers plant architecture and embryogenesis, Polarity and auxin flow,
Regulation of gene expression by auxin, Patterning of indeterminate growth,
Formation and specification of lateral organs and morphogenesis.