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Chapter 18: Development and Evolution Destinations

Explore key concepts and research through these links to additional web resources.

18.1 Homeotic Genes, Pattern Formation and Diversification

• Society for Developmental Biology
  This site includes links to great resources about development.
  Keywords: development, research, biology

• Developmental Biology Cinema
  Offers quick time video of various events in development in a variety of models.
  Keywords: development, movies, genes

18.2 The Genetics of Homology: Limbs

• The Interactive Fly
  This site includes an extensive summary of developmental homologies in an interactive setting.
  Keywords: Drosophila, development, genetics

• Homeobox Genes
  This site, developed by Dr. Mark Hill at the University of New South Wales, provides a wealth of content on and links to information about development, including good information about homeobox genes.
  Keywords: homeobox genes, development, research

18.3 Flowers

• Genes Controlling Flower Development
  Dr. Phillip E. McClean has produced this excellent discussion of the genetic control of flower development.
  Keywords: flower development, genetics, research

• Flower Genetics
  Here is a discussion of the ongoing research of the genetics of flower and plant development from the National University of Singapore.
  Keywords: flower genetics, research, plant development

18.4 Lessons from evo-devo research

• Nobel Prize in Genetic of Development
  Here one can find Access Excellence's summary of the work that won Drs. Lewis, Nüsslein-Volhard, and Wieschaus a Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1995.
  Keywords: Nobel Prize, research, development

• Conserved Pathways in Development
  What has evolutionary developmental research taught us? Here is a Purdue University web article that discusses the advancement developmental biology has made toward understanding evolution.
  Keywords: evolution, development, research

• Virtual Embryo
  Part of the Dynamic Development, this site is "A Modular Resource to Facilitate Learning in Developmental Biology".
  Keywords: virtual embryo, dynamic development, research