Comparative Embryology: The Vertebrate Body 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 ...

The historical aspect is well maintained, and the recent expansion of experimental embryology is admirably incorporated. Outline of Comparative Embryology. Prof.

Evolutionary relationships of the classes of vertebrates will be investigated through their anatomy. This course builds on concepts taught in Developmental Biology, providing more detailed analysis of ...

It is found that the comparative embryology of land-plants up to the seed plants themselves also suggest a filamentous origin. The apex is defined by the very first segmentation of the zygote: ...

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