10 Questions
What is unique about the development of cells in C.elegans compared to mammals?
There is little variation in patterns of cell lineage between individuals
What is the primary step during organogenesis in vertebrates?
Formation of the neural system
What is the role of growth factors during neural system formation?
They signal cells to become epidermis cells
What would happen if signaling by growth factors were disrupted?
The entire ectoderm would differentiate into neural tissue
What is the resulting structure after the neural plate undergoes a series of cell movements?
Neural tube
What gives rise to the brain and the spinal cord?
Neural tube
What develops from the mesoderm that lies on either side of the vertebrate neural tube?
Various connective tissues of the animal body
What is the result of the spatial pattern of gene expression in the mesoderm?
Reorganization of the mesoderm into somites
What is the function of the neural tube?
It gives rise to the brain and the spinal cord
What is the significance of the somites in development?
They are groups of cells that will develop into connective tissues
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