1C - Development(2) Flashcards
Basic structure of chordate NS
hollow tube dorsal to notochord
True or False: The nerve cord is dorsal in chordates
True
In inveterbrates, where is the neural cord?
Ventral, and its solid
Differences in nerve cord; vertebrates and invertebrates
- Vertebrates: Dorsal, hollow nerve cord
- Invertebrates: Ventral, solid nerve cord
Myelin, who has it?
Vertebrates only
What happens when you rotate annelids (earthworms)? Earthworms are invertebrates
Nerve cord is ventral, but if you rotate 180 degrees, then the nerve cord is dorsal (just like chordates)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire proposed Inversion Theory. What is it?
- Common ancestry of invertebrates flipped itself around.
- Converted dorsal surface into ventral surface
- Swim on its back, nerve cord changed from being ventral in location to dorsal in location
What evidence proved the Inversion Theory?
Homebox genes
What are Homebox genes?
Series of genes expressed primarily in embryo
Features of homebox genes?
1) . Front to back order
2) . Expressed heavily in neural tissue precursors
3) . Expressed in adjacent tissue –> like vertebral column
What do hindbrain zones correspond to?
- Reflect basic segmentation pattern of vertebrae brain
- Anatomical markers
Where are homebox genes expressed?
Dorsal in embryo
Fruitfly vs Mouse homebox genes
-Mouse:
Homebox genes expressed dorsally
-Fruitfly:
Homebox genes expressed ventrally
What are the 3 layers of tissue present in all chordates?
1) . Ectoderm (outside)
2) . Mesoderm (inside)
3) .Endoderm (middle)
What does ectoderm give rise to?
outer most layer of skin, epidermis, glands