A correct interpretation of gastrulation is impossible without a knowledge of the position which the presumptive germinal layers occupy in the blastula. This position may be ascertained in various ways. A chart, showing the fate of each part of an early embryo, in particular, a blastula, is called a fate map. In tracing the fate of various parts of the [...]
In this article we will discuss about the involvement of parental genes in the development of control of embryos. Apart from the foregoing data, which characterize the activity of the nuclear DNA in general terms, there are many indirect indications that nuclear genetic factors (the genes), after having been dormant throughout the period of cleavage, begin to manifest themselves during [...]
In this article we will discuss about the process of gastrulation in amphioxus and amphibians. Gastrulation in Amphioxus: In Amphioxus, there are differences in the various regions of the egg cytoplasm which permitted Conklin (1932) to trace these regions into the later stages of development and thus to reconstruct a fate map, at least in rough outlines. At the beginning [...]