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Book SynopsisThe simplicity and lack of redundancy in their regulatory genes have made ascidians one of the most useful species in studying developmental genomics. In Developmental Genomics of Ascidians, Dr.
Trade Review"In his preface, the author describes Developmental Genomics of Ascidians as his “last and largest contribution to ascidian developmental biology” (p. xi). This book is indeed a major accomplishment and a great resource for the community" (The Quarterly Review of Biology 2016)
Table of ContentsPREFACE ix
CHAPTER 1 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO ASCIDIANS 1
CHAPTER 2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF TADPOLE LARVAE AND SESSILE JUVENILES 9
CHAPTER 3 GENOMICS, TRANSCRIPTOMICS, AND PROTEOMICS 19
CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH TOOLS 31
CHAPTER 5 THE FUNCTION AND REGULATION OF MATERNAL TRANSCRIPTS 41
CHAPTER 6 LARVAL TAIL MUSCLE 53
CHAPTER 7 ENDODERM 63
CHAPTER 8 EPIDERMIS 69
CHAPTER 9 NOTOCHORD 77
CHAPTER 10 THE LARVAL AND ADULT NERVOUS SYSTEMS 89
CHAPTER 11 MESENCHYME 107
CHAPTER 12 MAKING BLUEPRINT OF CHORDATE BODY: DYNAMIC ACTIVITIES OF REGULATORY GENES 113
CHAPTER 13 DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUVENILE HEART 137
CHAPTER 14 GERM-CELL LINE, GAMETES, FERTILIZATION, AND METAMORPHOSIS 145
CHAPTER 15 INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND BLOOD CELLS 159
CHAPTER 16 COLONIAL ASCIDIANS: ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION AND COLONY SPECIFICITY 167
CHAPTER 17 EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL GENOMICS 175
INDEX 193
