Developmental Biology Flashcards
a cell that has the potential to develop into any cell type is called
Totipotent cell
a cell becomes committed to a particular cell fate
determination
many kind of plants can be cloned from
isolated single cells
what serves as the model for the genetic control of development
Drosophila
what is responsible for the determination of dorsal-ventral axis, anterior-posterior axis
Egg polarity genes
how many stages does the Drosophila go through before developing into an adult fly
3 larval stages and a pupa
what stage does the Drosophila undergo metamorphosis
at the pupa
what are the stages in the early development in Drospholia Embryo
a. single-celled diploid zygote
b. multinucleate syncytium
c. syncytial blastoderm
d. cellular blastoderm
what is established at the 2-hour embryo mark
anterior-posterior and dorsal-ventral axes
what is established at the 10 hours embryo mark
number and orientation of the body segments
when is the identity of each individual segment
the adult stage
what gene is responsible for determination of number and polarity of body segments
Segmentation genes
what gene is responsible for establishment of identity of each segments
homeotic genes
determination of anterior-posterior and dorsal-ventral axes of the embryo. is called
material origin
what is the protein in which its concentration gradient affects the developmental fate of the surrounding region
morphogen
what gene SPECIFICALLY determines the dorsal-ventral axis
dorsal gene
what genes SPECIFICALLY determines the anterior-posterior axis
bicoid gene, nanos gene, hunchback gene
what gene is responsible for anterior structures gene EXPRESSION, stimulates hunchback
bicoid in ovary
what gene is responsible for posterior structures, inhibits translation of hunchback mRNA
nanos in ovary
what gene regulates TRANSCRIPTION of genes responsible for anterior structures
hunchback
what gene takes part in the development of mesodermal tissues
twist, expressed in embryo