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Ch. 1 The Making of Body and a Field: Introduction to Developmental Biology Ch. 2 Specifying Identity: Mechanisms of Developmental Patterning Ch. 3 Differential Gene Expression: Mechanisms of Cell Differentation Ch. 4 Cell-to-Cell Communication: Mechanisms of Cell Differentiation Ch. 5 Stem Cells: Their Potential and Their Niches Ch. 6 Sex Determination and Gametogenesis Ch. 7 Fertilization: Beginning a New Organism Ch. 8 Conceptualizing Early Development: Essential Processes Ch. 9 Snails, Flowers and Nematodes: Different Mechanisms for Similar Patterns of Specification Ch. 10 The Genetics of Axis Specification Drosophila Ch. 11 Sea Urchins and Tunicates Ch. 12 Amphibians and Fish Ch. 13 Birds and Mammals Ch. 14 Early Human Development Ch. 15 Neural Tube Formation and Patterning Ch. 16 Brain Growth Ch. 17 Neural Crest Cells and Axonal Specificity Ch. 18 Ectodermal Placodes and the Epidermis Ch. 19 Paraxial Mesoderm: The Somites and Their Derivatives Ch. 20 Intermediate and Lateral Plate Mesoderm: Heart, Blood, and Kidneys Ch. 21 Development of the Tatrapod Limb Ch. 22 The Endoderm: Tubes and organs for Digestion and Respiration Ch. 23 Metamorphosis: The Hormonal Reactivation of Development Ch. 24 Regeneration Ch. 25 The Environmental and Symbiotic Regulation of Development Ch. 26 Developmental Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change