Developmental Biology is the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop. Originating in embryology
?, today developmental biology studies the genetic control of [cell growth]
?, differentiation
? and
specialization into
tissues and
organs.
Often used model organisms for developmental biology are [C. elegans]? and [Drosophila melanogaster]?.
The findings of developmental biology can help to understand (or some day, cure) developmental malfunctions such as [chromosomal aberration]?, for example, Down syndrome. An understanding of the specialization of [[stem cell]s to specific tissues and organs could lead to the specific colning? of organs for medical purposes.
- See also
- allantois?, amnion?, blastocyst?, blastomere?, blastula?, blastulation?, chorion?, chrysalis?, cleavage?, ectoderm?, embryo?, embryogenesis?, embryogeny?, embryology?, endoderm?, evocation?, [extra-embryonic membrane]?, fetus(or foetus), gastrula?, gastrulation?, [germ layer]?, [germ plasm]?, germ?, germination?, induction?, juvenile?, larva?, mesoderm?, metamorphosis?, morula?, neoteny, nymph?, ontogeny, oosperm?, ovism?, paedogenesis?, pangenesis, phylogeny, primordium?, pupa?, rudiment?, teratology?, zygote
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