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17. Introduction to Development Flashcards

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1
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define differentiation

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the process where cells specialise to perform a specific function

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define morphogenesis

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the process of how cells grow and develop 3-dimensionally

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3
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what are nematodes frequently used to study

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neural development

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why are nematodes good to study in development

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they are transparent - which allows the tracking of individual cells

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why are fruit flies good organisms to study development

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rapid development

easy to generate mutants

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what is the benefit of studying zebrafish over mice

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they are cheaper to maintain than mice

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why are Xenopus oocytes good to study

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very large - good to generate cell extracts from

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what is the benefits of studying mice

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genome very similar to humans

we have good knowledge of mice genes

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what are the benefits of studying chick embryos

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similar to mammalian systems

tissues can be easily labelled, transplanted and cultured.

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10
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what is cleavage

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cell division in the early embryo

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what is gastrulation

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cell movements which produce gut and three primary germ layers

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12
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describe cleavages 1 and 2

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equal holoblastic

nuclei is displaced

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describe cleavages 3

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perpendicular but unequal holoblastic

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14
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what are the three primary germ layers

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ectoderm
mesoderm
endoderm

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what is the ectoderm

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the outside of the embryo

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what is the mesoderm

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the middle lining between ectoderm and endoderm

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17
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what is the endoderm

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the very inside of the embryo

18
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what does the ectoderm go on to form

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skin

nervous system

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what does the endoderm go on to form

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gut
liver
lungs

20
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what does the mesoderm go on to form

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the skeleton, muscle, kidney, heart

21
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briefly describe the process of gastrulation in amphibians

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  1. population of cells evaginate to form the blastopore
  2. population of cells above the blastopore migrate and extend across the embryo , pulling vegetal cells to form the archenteron
  3. archenteron fuses with the opposite side of the embryo
  4. 3 germ layers are formed
  5. evagination begins: blastocoel shrinks, animal pole cells undergo epiboly
22
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what is the process of epiboly

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where cells expand to completely cover the surface of the developing embryo & form the ventral lip

23
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what is induction

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where cell fates are determined via signals from other cells

24
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what cells undergo epiboly

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animal pole cells

25
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define the term morphogen

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a signalling molecule that acts directly on cells to induce a specific cellular response depending on its concentration

26
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give an example of induction

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vertebrate eye:

  • eye begins as diverticula (pouches)
  • pouches pinch off and form the optic cup
  • induce overlying ectoderm to evaginate inwards - this forms a ball of tissue that forms the retina
  • overlying ectoderm left over develops the cornea
27
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name 2 ways how induction can occur

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direct cell- cell contact

signalling molecules diffusing to distanced cells

28
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how do we know the optic cup is inductive

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when transferred to another location on the body - the optic cup induces overlying ectoderm to form the retina

= forming an ectopic eye

29
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what is the apical ectodermal ridge responsible for

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required for limb outgrowth

secretes FGF

30
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what does the apical ectodermal ridge secrete

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fibroblast growth factor (FGF)

31
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what does the ZPA stand for, and what does it do

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zone of polarising activity

controls anterior- posterior digit formation via induction

32
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describe chick ZPA studies

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transplant ZPA from posterior to anterior of a limb bud and allow it to develop

observed fusion of digit 1
= mirror image structure formed

33
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what two tissues does kidney development begin

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epithelium = uteric bud
mesenchyme = metanephric blastema
34
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which tissue induces bud branching in developing kidneys

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mesenchyme (metanephric blastema)

35
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what gene is involved in kidney development

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RET gene

36
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describe mice kidney development studies

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removal of RET gene results in complete kidney growth

37
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what 2 things can kidney growth not occur without

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RET and GDNF

38
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what secretes GDNF

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the mesenchyme

39
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who first described the concept of a morphogen

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lewis Wolpert

40
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cell fate is determined by the ………….. of the morphogen

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concentration

41
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more notes on morphogen

using textbook

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yeh

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