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Evolution and development /

The marriage of evolutionary biology with developmental biology has resulted in the formation of a new field, evolutionary developmental biology, or "evo-devo." This volume reviews current research findings and thought in the broad field of evo-devo, looking at the developmental genetic me...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jeffery, William R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, CA ; London : Academic, 2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 86.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The marriage of evolutionary biology with developmental biology has resulted in the formation of a new field, evolutionary developmental biology, or "evo-devo." This volume reviews current research findings and thought in the broad field of evo-devo, looking at the developmental genetic mechanisms that cause variation and how alterations of these mechanisms can generate novel structural changes in a variety of plant and animal life. Reviews current research findings and thought on evolutionary developmental biology, providing researchers an overview and synthesis of the latest research findings and contemporary thought in the area. Includes chapters discussing the evolutionary development of a wide variety of organisms and allows researchers to compare and contrast how genes are expressed in a variety of organisms-from fly to frog, to humans. Emphasizes the role of regulatory DNA in evolutionary development to give researchers perspective on how the regions of the genome that control gene expression and the protein factors that bind them are ultimately responsible for the diversity of life that has evolved.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 257 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780123744555
0123744555
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9781283525046
9786613837493
6613837490
008092249X
9780080922492