Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-13-2021
Department
Biology
Abstract
This article uses a mythical creature, the phoenix, to examine and illustrate the biological principles for generation of an adult body plan from a single cell. Using the study of developmental biology, it explores the cellular and molecular biology that underpins the massive complexity of creating an adult body plan. It also explores the similarities and differences between different embryos, and how nature and evolution have shaped the biology of those embryos to create different body plans.
Recommended Citation
Perez-Alvarez, Fernanda, "The Phoenix" (2021). Montserrat Annual Writing Prize. 4.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/mont_prize/4
Included in
Developmental Biology Commons, Evolution Commons, Folklore Commons
Comments
Written for course MONT104N - Building Fantastic Beasts.