Endless forms most beautiful : the new science of evo devo and the making of the animal kingdom / Se...
Endless forms most beautiful : the new science of evo devo and the making of the animal kingdom / Se...
Endless forms most beautiful : the new science of evo devo and the making of the animal kingdom / Sean B. Carroll ; with illustrations by Jamie W. Carroll, Josh P. Klaiss, Leanne M. Olds.
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New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2005.
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N571.85/1
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Preface : revolution #3 -- Introduction : butterflies, zebras, and embryos -- 1. Animal architecture : modern forms, ancient designs -- 2. Monsters, mutants, and master genes -- 3. From E. coli to elephants -- 4. Making babies : 25,000 genes, some assembly required -- 5. The dark matter of the genom...
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New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2005.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c2005.
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"Researchers now know that life's building materials are few, and they were "invented" near the dawn of animals. More specifically, a surprisingly small number of genes - "tool kit genes" - are the primary components for building all animals, and these genes emerged at a time before the Cambrian Explosion, some 600 million years ago. Thus the amazi...
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Endless forms most beautiful : the new science of evo devo and the making of the animal kingdom / Sean B. Carroll ; with illustrations by Jamie W. Carroll, Josh P. Klaiss, Leanne M. Olds.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N571.85/1
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74VKdZKQDLAl
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0393060160 (hardcover)
9780393060164 (hardcover)
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571.85
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991019819699702626
