developmental biology

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10597

Study of biological development from fertilization to adulthood, usually with an emphasis on the prenatal period and regulation of morphogenesis, and neural development on through adolescence.

Note: Common model organisms include \(Caenorhabditis\ elegans\), \(Xenopus\), \(Drosophila\), zebrafish (\(Danio\ rerio\)), chick, and mouse.
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 743 [Terms] [Paper]