Endless Forms Most Beautiful:The New Science of Evo Devo

Endless Forms Most Beautiful:The New Science of Evo Devo
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作者: , ,
出版社: W.W. Norton & Co.
2006-05
版次: 2
ISBN: 9780393327793
定价: 183.80
装帧: 平装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 368页
正文语种: 英语
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  • EvoDevoisevolutionarydevelopmentbiology,thethirdrevolutioninevolutionarybiology.ThefirstwasmarkedbythepublicationofTheOriginofSpecies.Thesecondoccurredintheearly20thcentury,whenDarwin'stheoriesweremergedwiththestudyofgenetics.NowtheinsightsofEvoDevoareastonishingthebiologyworldbyshowinghowtheendlessformsofanimals-butterfliesandzebras,trilobitesanddinosaurs,apesandhumans-aremadeandevolved.PerhapsthemostsurprisingfindingofEvoDevoisthediscoverythatasmallnumberofprimitivegenesledtotheformationoffundamentalorgansandappendagesinallanimalforms.Thegenethatcauseshumanstoformarmsandlegsisthesamegenethatcausesbirdsandinsectstoformwings,andfishtoformfins.Similarly,oneancientgenehasledtothecreationofeyesacrosstheanimalkingdom.Changesinthewaythisancienttoolkitofgenesisusedhavecreatedallthediversitythatsurroundsus.SeanCarrollistheidealauthortoleadthecuriousonthisintellectualadventure.Heistheacknowledgedleaderofthefield,andhisseminaldiscoverieshavebeenfeaturedinTimeandtheNewYorkTimes.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle. SeanB.CarrollisaninvestigatorattheHowardHughesMedicalInstituteandprofessorofgeneticsattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.HelivesinMadison.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.
  • 内容简介:
    EvoDevoisevolutionarydevelopmentbiology,thethirdrevolutioninevolutionarybiology.ThefirstwasmarkedbythepublicationofTheOriginofSpecies.Thesecondoccurredintheearly20thcentury,whenDarwin'stheoriesweremergedwiththestudyofgenetics.NowtheinsightsofEvoDevoareastonishingthebiologyworldbyshowinghowtheendlessformsofanimals-butterfliesandzebras,trilobitesanddinosaurs,apesandhumans-aremadeandevolved.PerhapsthemostsurprisingfindingofEvoDevoisthediscoverythatasmallnumberofprimitivegenesledtotheformationoffundamentalorgansandappendagesinallanimalforms.Thegenethatcauseshumanstoformarmsandlegsisthesamegenethatcausesbirdsandinsectstoformwings,andfishtoformfins.Similarly,oneancientgenehasledtothecreationofeyesacrosstheanimalkingdom.Changesinthewaythisancienttoolkitofgenesisusedhavecreatedallthediversitythatsurroundsus.SeanCarrollistheidealauthortoleadthecuriousonthisintellectualadventure.Heistheacknowledgedleaderofthefield,andhisseminaldiscoverieshavebeenfeaturedinTimeandtheNewYorkTimes.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.
  • 作者简介:
    SeanB.CarrollisaninvestigatorattheHowardHughesMedicalInstituteandprofessorofgeneticsattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.HelivesinMadison.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.
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