Developmental Biology

Known as: Biology, Developmental, biology developmental 
The study of how a multicellular organism develops from its early immature forms (e.g., zygote, larva, embryo) into an adult.(from On-line Medical… (More)
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2011
Highly Cited
2011
Evolutionary crossroads in developmental biology: the tunicates.
The tunicates, or urochordates, constitute a large group of marine animals whose recent common ancestry with vertebrates is… (More)
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2010
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2010
KRAS, Hedgehog, Wnt and the twisted developmental biology of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by near-universal mutations in KRAS and frequent deregulation of crucial… (More)
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2010
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2010
Evolutionary crossroads in developmental biology: Physcomitrella patens.
The moss Physcomitrella patens has recently emerged as a powerful genetically tractable model plant system. As a member of the… (More)
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
Genome-scale DNA methylation maps of pluripotent and differentiated cells
DNA methylation is essential for normal development and has been implicated in many pathologies including cancer. Our knowledge… (More)
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2007
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2007
Evolutionary developmental biology and genomics
Reciprocal questions often frame studies of the evolution of developmental mechanisms. How can species share similar… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
The evolution of molecular biology into systems biology
Systems analysis has historically been performed in many areas of biology, including ecology, developmental biology and… (More)
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2004
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2004
The chordate amphioxus: an emerging model organism for developmental biology
The cephalochordate amphioxus is the closest living invertebrate relative of the vertebrates. It is vertebrate-like in having a… (More)
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2001
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2001
Developmental biology of uterine glands.
All mammalian uteri contain endometrial glands that synthesize or transport and secrete substances essential for survival and… (More)
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2000
Highly Cited
2000
Genotype, phenotype, and developmental biology of molar tooth characters.
Primate molar shapes reflect developmental and ecological processes. Development may constrain as well as facilitate evolution of… (More)
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1996
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1996
Resynthesizing evolutionary and developmental biology.
A new and more robust evolutionary synthesis is emerging that attempts to explain macroevolution as well as microevolutionary… (More)
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