Concepts Of Developmental Biology

The concept of Developmental Biology is the study of how animals and plants grow and develop. Developmental biology also includes the study of regeneration, asexual reproduction, metamorphosis, and the development and differentiation of stem cells in adult organisms. The concept of developmental biology encompasses all facets of development, including the genes and molecular processes that direct growth as well as the structural alterations that an organism experiences as it grows. They investigate a wide range of developmental processes, from animal and plant embryogenesis to the aggregation of slime mould amoebae, blooming plants, and limb regeneration in salamanders. Developmental biologists, like historians, construct causal relationships between events, sorting out the temporal order of processes that result in morphological and functional changes throughout the span of an organism's lifetime. This book covers a wide range of topics under the umbrella concept of developmental biology. from embryonic differentiation and the epigenetic landscape through blastogenesis, cleavage, and gastrulation in the context of early embryonic development. In addition, this book delves into the many facets of gametogenesis and fertilisation, as well as the development of plants and fungi, with a focus on our evolving knowledge of angiosperms.