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The Study of Developmental Biology

Summary: what types of questions are being investigated in developmental biology using C. elegans? One example - "cell lineage" is illustrated. Information on research laboratories, research tools and instructional materials is also provided.

Developmental Biology Research Questions

Developmental biologists are interested in questions such as how a zygoteG develops into an organism and how a cell manages to successfully divide into two daughter cells. They try to understand how a cell/organism develops from time A to time B, what makes the development successful and how it is established and maintained.

Here is a list of C. elegans developmental biology research questions to get you start thinking about research in developmental biology.

 

Example Research

Cell Lineage

More developmental biology Research

A list of research lab inquires into phenomena of developmental biology using C. elegans.

Developmental Biology Research:
Tools, Procedures & Methodologies

How is the question solved? Commonly used tools, procedures and methodologies are listed here.

Instructional Materials

Here is a list of C. elegans developmental biology instructional materials.


Glossary:

Zygote: a fertilized egg; diploid cell resulting from fusion of a male and female gamete. (Molecular Cell Biology/Harvey Lodish [et al.] - 4th)


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