The main processes involved in the embryonic development of animals are: tissue patterning (via regional specification and … See more

Cell differentiation is the process whereby different functional cell types arise in development. For example, neurons, muscle fibers and hepatocytes (liver cells) are well known types of differentiated cells. Differentiat… See more

The sperm and egg fuse in the process of fertilization to form a fertilized egg, or zygote. This undergoes a period of divisions to form a ball or sheet of similar cells called a blastula or blastoderm. These cell divisions are usually … See more

Plant development is the process by which structures originate and mature as a plant grows. It is studied in plant anatomy and plant physiology as well as plant morphology.
Plants cons… See more

Much of developmental biology research in recent decades has focused on the use of a small number of model organisms. It has turned out that there is much conservation of developmental mechanisms across the animal king… See more

• Blastocyst
• Body plan
• Cell signaling
• Cell signaling networks
• Embryology… See more

• Gilbert SF, Barresi M (2023). Developmental Biology (13th ed.). NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780197574591.
• Slack JM (2013). Essential Developmental Biology. Oxford: Wiley-Blac… See more