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Gilbert SF. Developmental Biology. 6th edition. Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates; 2000.

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Developmental Biology. 6th edition.

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Figure 6.25. Head of a cyclopic lamb born of a ewe who had eaten Veratrum californicum early in pregnancy.

Figure 6.25

Head of a cyclopic lamb born of a ewe who had eaten Veratrum californicum early in pregnancy. The cerebral hemispheres fused, forming only one central eye and no pituitary gland. The jervine alkaloid made by this plant inhibits cholesterol synthesis, which is needed for Hedgehog production and reception. (Photograph courtesy of L. James and the USDA Poisonous Plant Laboratory.)

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