To Err is Human: The Complex Nature of Human Reproduction and Prenatal Development

Kohei Shiota
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Kohei Shiota: Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University

Chapter Chapter 2 in Creative Complex Systems, 2021, pp 17-31 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Developmental errorsDevelopmental error occurReproduction frequentlyPrenatal development early in gestation and at least 10% of human embryos are morphologically and/or cytogenetically abnormal around the fifth week of gestation. The causes of developmental anomalies are genetic, environmental, or a combination of multiple factors. It appears that developmental errorsDevelopmental error and reproductive lossesReproductive loss occur exceptionally frequently in the human species, but most abnormal embryos/fetuses die in utero and end in spontaneous abortion. High mutation rates in humans can be deleterious for human health and survival, but mechanisms may exist that favor normal over faulty conceptions and bring about natural elimination of abnormal human conceptuses.

Keywords: Reproduction; Prenatal development; Developmental error; Reproductive loss (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4457-3_2

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