Table of Contents

1. A first look at cell commitment; 2. Genomic constancy and nuclear totipotency; 3. Gene action and regulation; 4. The cell surface; 5. The extracellular environment; 7. The stability of determination and differentiation; 8. From embryo to adult; 9. Growth and form - the consequences of differentiation; 10. Some model systems; 11. A final look at cell commitment.

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This book is about how cells differentiate; it describes the way in which cells in animal and plant bodies take on their specialised fates.