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55 relations: Antennapedia, Beta-catenin, Bithorax complex, Blastula, Bone morphogenetic protein, Caenorhabditis elegans, Cell (biology), Cell nucleus, Cerberus (protein), Chicken, Cleavage (embryo), Decapentaplegic, Developmental biology, Drosophila, Ectoderm, Embryo, Endoderm, Fertilisation, Frzb, Gap gene, Gastrulation, Goosecoid protein, Gurken localisation signal, Hans Spemann, Homeobox, Homeotic gene, Insect, Koller's sickle, Mesenchyme, Mesoderm, Morphogen, Mouse, NODAL, Notch signaling pathway, Organism, Pair-rule gene, Pattern formation, Phosphorylation, Primitive knot, Regional differentiation, Retinoic acid, Sea urchin, Segment polarity gene, Segmentation gene, Specification (technical standard), Symmetry breaking and cortical rotation, Syncytium, Transcription (biology), Trophoblast, Tunicate, ..., Vasa gene, Wnt signaling pathway, Xenopus, Zebrafish, Zerknüllt. Expand index (5 more) »
Antennapedia
Antennapedia is a HOM-C gene first discovered in Drosophila which controls the formation of legs during development.
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Beta-catenin
Catenin beta-1, also known as β-catenin, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CTNNB1 gene.
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Bithorax complex
The Bithorax complex (BX-C) is a group of homeotic genes in Drosophila melanogaster which control the differentiation of the abdominal and posterior thoracic segments, located on chromosome III.
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Blastula
The blastula (from Greek βλαστός (blastos), meaning "sprout") is a hollow sphere of cells, referred to as blastomeres, surrounding an inner fluid-filled cavity called the blastocoele formed during an early stage of embryonic development in animals.
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Bone morphogenetic protein
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are a group of growth factors also known as cytokines and as metabologens.
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Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living (not parasitic), transparent nematode (roundworm), about 1 mm in length, that lives in temperate soil environments.
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Cell (biology)
The cell (from Latin cella, meaning "small room") is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known living organisms.
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Cell nucleus
In cell biology, the nucleus (pl. nuclei; from Latin nucleus or nuculeus, meaning kernel or seed) is a membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells.
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Cerberus (protein)
Cerberus also known as CER1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CER1 gene.
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Chicken
The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl.
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Cleavage (embryo)
In embryology, cleavage is the division of cells in the early embryo.
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Decapentaplegic
Decapentaplegic (Dpp) is a key morphogen involved in the development of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and is the first validated secreted morphogen.
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Developmental biology
Developmental biology is the study of the process by which animals and plants grow and develop.
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Drosophila
Drosophila is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or (less frequently) pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit.
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Ectoderm
Ectoderm is one of the three primary germ layers in the very early embryo.
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Embryo
An embryo is an early stage of development of a multicellular diploid eukaryotic organism.
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Endoderm
Endoderm is one of the three primary germ layers in the very early embryo.
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Fertilisation
Fertilisation or fertilization (see spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, conception, fecundation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to initiate the development of a new individual organism.
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Frzb
Frzb (pronounced like the sport 'ultimate frisbee') is a Wnt-binding protein especially important in embryonic development.
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Gap gene
A gap gene is a type of gene involved in the development of the segmented embryos of some arthropods.
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Gastrulation
Gastrulation is a phase early in the embryonic development of most animals, during which the single-layered blastula is reorganized into a multilayered structure known as the gastrula.
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Goosecoid protein
Homeobox protein goosecoid is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GSC gene.
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Gurken localisation signal
The Gurken localisation signal is an RNA regulatory element conserved across many species of the fruitfly genus Drosophila.
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Hans Spemann
Hans Spemann (27 June 1869 – 9 September 1941) was a German embryologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1935 for his discovery of the effect now known as embryonic induction, an influence, exercised by various parts of the embryo, that directs the development of groups of cells into particular tissues and organs.
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Homeobox
A homeobox is a DNA sequence, around 180 base pairs long, found within genes that are involved in the regulation of patterns of anatomical development (morphogenesis) in animals, fungi and plants.
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Homeotic gene
In evolutionary developmental biology, homeotic genes are genes which regulate the development of anatomical structures in various organisms such as echinoderms, insects, mammals, and plants.
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Insect
Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.
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Koller's sickle
In avian gastrulation, Koller's sickle is a local thickening of cells at the posterior edge of the upper layer of the area pellucida called the epiblast.
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Mesenchyme
Mesenchyme, in vertebrate embryology, is a type of connective tissue found mostly during the development of the embryo.
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Mesoderm
In all bilaterian animals, the mesoderm is one of the three primary germ layers in the very early embryo.
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Morphogen
A morphogen is a substance whose non-uniform distribution governs the pattern of tissue development in the process of morphogenesis or pattern formation, one of the core processes of developmental biology, establishing positions of the various specialized cell types within a tissue.
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Mouse
A mouse (Mus), plural mice, is a small rodent characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail and a high breeding rate.
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NODAL
Nodal is a secretory protein that in humans is encoded by the NODAL gene which is located on chromosome 10q22.1.
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Notch signaling pathway
The Notch signaling pathway is a highly conserved cell signaling system present in most multicellular organisms.
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Organism
In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life.
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Pair-rule gene
A pair-rule gene is a type of gene involved in the development of the segmented embryos of insects.
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Pattern formation
The science of pattern formation deals with the visible, (statistically) orderly outcomes of self-organization and the common principles behind similar patterns in nature.
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Phosphorylation
In chemistry, phosphorylation of a molecule is the attachment of a phosphoryl group.
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Primitive knot
The primitive knot (or primitive node) is the organizer for gastrulation in the vertebrate embryo.
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Regional differentiation
In the field of developmental biology, regional differentiation is the process by which different areas are identified in the development of the early embryo.
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Retinoic acid
Retinoic acid is a metabolite of vitamin A (retinol) that mediates the functions of vitamin A required for growth and development.
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Sea urchin
Sea urchins or urchins are typically spiny, globular animals, echinoderms in the class Echinoidea.
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Segment polarity gene
A segmentation gene is a generic term for a gene whose function is to specify tissue pattern in each repeated unit of a segmented organism.
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Segmentation gene
A segmentation gene is a gene involved in the early stages of pattern formation that define repeated units (metameres) in a segmented organism, usually the embryo.
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Specification (technical standard)
A specification often refers to a set of documented requirements to be satisfied by a material, design, product, or service.
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Symmetry breaking and cortical rotation
This article is about the concept in biology.
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Syncytium
A syncytium or symplasm (plural syncytia; from Greek: σύν (syn).
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Transcription (biology)
Transcription is the first step of gene expression, in which a particular segment of DNA is copied into RNA (especially mRNA) by the enzyme RNA polymerase.
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Trophoblast
Trophoblasts (from Greek trephein: to feed, and blastos: germinator) are cells forming the outer layer of a blastocyst, which provide nutrients to the embryo and develop into a large part of the placenta.
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Tunicate
A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata, which is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords.
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Vasa gene
Vasa is an RNA binding protein with an ATP-dependent RNA helicase that is a member of the DEAD box family of proteins.
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Wnt signaling pathway
The Wnt signaling pathways are a group of signal transduction pathways made of proteins that pass signals into a cell through cell surface receptors.
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Xenopus
Xenopus (Gk., ξενος, xenos.
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Zebrafish
The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes.
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Zerknüllt
Zerknüllt (German for "crumpled") is a gene in the Antennapedia complex of Drosophila (fruit flies), where it operates very differently from homologous genes in other organisms.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_differentiation
