X-Nico

unusual facts about embryonic development



Unc-5

During embryonic development only one splice variant is detected while there are two in the adult model.


see also

CHRD

Chordin, Chordin, the gene for a human protein involved in embryonic development

FGF

Fibroblast growth factor, a family of growth factors involved in angiogenesis, wound healing, and embryonic development

Lethal alleles

In 1910, William Ernest Castle and C. C. Little reaffirmed Cuénot's discovery of a lethal gene by proving that a quarter of the offspring from crosses between heterozygotes died during embryonic development, due to failure to implant in the uterine lining.