All vertebrate embryos follow a common developmental path due to their common ancestry. All have a set of very similar genes (the homeobox genes) that define their basic body plan. As they grow ...

A comparative study of vertebrate embryological development focusing on the morphological development (e.g., Differentiation of tissues, organs, and systems) of vertebrates. Evolutionary relationships ...

WE regret to record the death of Dr. John Beard, who was lecturer in embryology and in comparative anatomy of vertebrates in the University of Edinburgh from 1890 until 1920. Beard was born in ...