Figure 1-1. The hereditary information in the egg cell determines the nature of the whole multicellular organism.

Figure 1-1The hereditary information in the egg cell determines the nature of the whole multicellular organism

(A and B) A sea urchin egg gives rise to a sea urchin. (C and D) A mouse egg gives rise to a mouse. (E and F) An egg of the seaweed Fucus gives rise to a Fucus seaweed. (A, courtesy of David McClay; B, courtesy of M. Gibbs, Oxford Scientific Films; C, courtesy of Patricia Calarco, from G. Martin, Science 209:768–776, 1980. © AAAS; D, courtesy of O. Newman, Oxford Scientific Films; E and F, courtesy of Colin Brownlee.)

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