Concepts and Mechanism of Development Flashcards
4 developmental processes
Growth
Cytodifferentiation
Morphogenesis
Patterning
4 developmental processes are all ___ and usually ___
interrelated
interdependent
increase in the size of a part or the entirety of the organism by increasing cellular size (hypertrophy) and/or number of cells (hyperplasia)
Growth
growth is not proportionate in all body parts
Allometric growth
growth rate of all body parts of the body occurs at the same rate as the overall growth of the body
Isometric growth
mechanism by which tissues and organs are shaped
Morphogenesis
process whereby embryonic cells organize into tissues and organs
consequence of regional gene expression
Patterning
formation of the cranio-caudal axis comes with ___, whereas the proximo-distal axis is ___ until limb formation
gastrulation
delayed
process whereby specialized cell types from less specialized
Cytodifferentiation
an event preceding cell differentiation
cell commitment
*cell commitment
divided into labile, reversible phase referred to as
cell specification
*cell commitment
followed by an irreversible one called
cell determination
process when embryonic stem cells commit to one specialized function
cell determination
process in which cells develop their specialzed shapes and function
cell differentiation
a cell is fixed and it will irrevocably differentiate
cell determination
ability of the cells to produce all the differentiated cells in the body
totipotency