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Developmental biology is the study of the processes by which organisms develop. The science has its roots in embryology but modern developmental biology encompasses the genetic control of cell differentiation, specialization and multiplication which leads to the formation of tissues and whole organisms. RB
See also germ layer theory; germ plasm; ovism; pangenesis; phylogeny; teratology. |
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