Year: 1996
Type: review
Abstract: Over the last 20 years, the essential mechanisms of development have become clearer, mainly because modern molecular genetics has transformed traditional embryology. The longest dispute in embryology has been resolved: we now know that the adult is not preformed in the fertilized egg and that animals arise by step-by-step elaboration from simple beginnings, that is, by epigenesis. Much of this knowledge has come from ingenious experiments on invertebrates such as Drosophila and the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. Nevertheless, because so much of the genetic machinery is shared, many of the principles uncovered may apply, with variations, to all multicellular animals.
Source: Cell
Authors: Peter A Lawrence, Gary Struhl
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $11,400
OpenAlex ID: W2000646745