Study of the mechanisms of developmental instability in deceased human fetusses and infants.

Developmental instability (DI), the sensitivity of a developing system to random noise, is assumed to reflect quality and 'health' of populations and individuals. However, the literature is very heterogeneous and it is currently impossible to understand the reasons for this heterogeneity because of a lack of insights in the mechanisms that determine levels of DI. In this project we aim at gaining further insights in the mechanisms of DI.

Keywords:DEVELOPMENTAL INSTABILITY, CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES, FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY, GENETICS

Disciplines:Animal biology, Genetics, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Molecular and cell biology, Morphological sciences, Veterinary medicine

Project type:Collaboration project