Historical evolution of preformistic versus neoformistic (epigenetic) thinking in embryology

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-35

  Callebaut, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epigenesis; Mosaicism; Ooplasmic determinants; Predispositions; Preformation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DNA; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MAMMAL;

ASCIDIACEA; AVES; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 47549114503     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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