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Signals controlling development eventually turn on genes – or they turn genes off. In this chapter we are dealing with genes directing global events, and with genes paving the path to differentiation and executing the differentiation. This is an issue so extensive and diverse that any textbook can only provide a basic introduction.
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Mueller, W.A., Hassel, M., Grealy, M. (2015). Development and Genes. In: Development and Reproduction in Humans and Animal Model Species. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43784-1_12
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