The Molecular Basis of Embryonic Development
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 June 2023) | Viewed by 248
Special Issue Editor
Interests: embryonic development; molecular biology; cell biology; epigenetics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Embryonic development refers to the process from the zygote stage to the birth of the fetus, accompanied by cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, etc. The research on the embryonic development process is very important for exploring the origin of life and biological evolution, as well as for the conservation of precious germplasm resources and the rapid propagation of livestock and poultry.
However, the mechanism of embryo development has not been clearly clarified at present, which greatly limits the promotion of germplasm conservation, breeding and other related work, as well as the development of in vitro embryo production and other technologies, thus causing huge economic losses. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out a large amount of research work to further explore various biological changes during embryonic development, so as to promote the development of related industries.
This Special Issue encourages submissions of research on molecular mechanisms of embryonic development, epigenetic inheritance of embryonic development, optimization of in vitro embryo production technology, etc.
Prof. Dr. Xueming Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- zygote
- blastocyst
- embryonic development
- molecular mechanism
- epigenetics
