ABSTRACT

First published in 1956, this book was considered the first comprehensive and unitary work on the subject since 1934. It provides an analysis of the relations between genetics and epigenetics, between genes and their effects. The book will be of interest to ebryologists, but also to more general biologists.

part |2 pages

Part One The Facts of Development

chapter I|26 pages

The Science of Embryology

chapter II|16 pages

The Gametes

chapter III|12 pages

Fertilisation

chapter IV|22 pages

Cleavage

chapter V|15 pages

The Echinoderms

chapter VI|11 pages

Spirally Cleaving Eggs

chapter VII|13 pages

The ascidians and Amphioxus

chapter VIII|27 pages

The Insects

chapter IX|28 pages

The Vertebrates: Amphibia and Birds

chapter X|50 pages

The Epigenetics of the Embryonic Axis

chapter XII|29 pages

Organ Development in Vertebrates

chapter XIII|23 pages

Growth

chapter XIV|23 pages

Regeneration

part |4 pages

Part Two The Fundamental Mechanisms of Development

chapter XVI|19 pages

The Activation of the Genes by the Cytoplasm

chapter XVII|20 pages

The Synthesis of New Substances

chapter XVIII|19 pages

Plasmagenes

chapter XIX|9 pages

The Differentiating System