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The role of SRY in cellular events underlying mammalian sex determination -- Molecular mechanisms of gamete recognition in sea urchin fertilization -- Fertilization and development in humans -- Determination of xenopus cell lineage by maternal factors and cell interactions -- Mechanisms of programmed cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans and vertebrates -- Mechanisms of wound healing in the embryo and fetus -- Biphasic intestinal development in amphibians: Embryogenesis and remodeling during metamprphosis.

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