Chapter 18.2 - Hierarchical Control Flashcards
What is a blastoderm?
It a stage in drosophila devo where the nuclei become enclosed into its own cell membrane
Explain the process of gastrulation
It is when the cells of the blastoderm migrate inward creating layers of cells within the embryo. It forms three germ layers that differentiate in to different types of cells
What are the three germ layers that gastrulation forms
Endotherm, ectoderm and the mesoderm
What is segementation?
it is the organization of the embryo into three parts
How many cephalic segments are there
three (C1-C3)
How many thoracic segments are there?
three (T1-T3)
How many abdominal segments are there?
8, (A1-A8)
What are Maternal effect genes
A gene that is expressed by the mother that affects the phenotype of the offspring