Publisher's Synopsis
This work examines rules, system properties and mechanisms underlying developmental gene regulation in a broad range of organisms. It covers the thoughts and theories, experimental inventions, strategies and successes of recent investigations into developmental processes in organisms ranging from yeast and fungi to higher eucaryotes. Some of the specific topics covered include: calcium, cell cycle control, the role of protein kinase;C in progesterone-induced maturation, molecular studies on mesoderm induction, mechanism of effector lineage commitment in T lymphocytes, and mating pheromone signal transduction in yeast.
