Gene expression at the beginning of animal development /

• Other Authors: DePamphilis, Melvin L.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Advances in developmental biology and biochemistry ; v. 12.
• Subjects: Developmental genetics.; Genetic regulation.; Embryology.; Animal Population Groups > embryology.; Animal Population Groups.; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental.; Cell Cycle > genetics.; Stem Cells > cytology.; Electronic books.

The beginning of life may be a miracle to some, and a mystery to others, but it is certainly one of the most exciting and perhaps controversial fields of scientific investigation in the 21st century. Among the metazoa, life begins when an egg is fertilized by a sperm. The sperm provides a genetic bl...