Unit · year 2
BU-207 · Developmental Biology
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How a single cell builds a whole organism.
Concepts in this unit
T-061
Differential gene expression
One genome gives rise to many cell types.
T-062
Morphogen gradients
Concentration gradients supply positional information.
T-063
Hox genes and the body plan
Master genes that specify anatomy.
T-064
Induction
Cells directing the fate of their neighbours.
T-065
Apoptosis
Programmed cell death sculpts developing tissues.