The plausibility of life : resolving Darwin's dilemma / Marc W. Kirschner and John C. Gerhart ; ilus...
The plausibility of life : resolving Darwin's dilemma / Marc W. Kirschner and John C. Gerhart ; ilus...
The plausibility of life : resolving Darwin's dilemma / Marc W. Kirschner and John C. Gerhart ; ilustrated by John Norton.
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New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, c2005.
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N576.8/42
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English
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xiii, 314 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : a clock on the heath -- 1. The sources of variation -- 2. Conserved cells, divergent organisms -- 3. Physiological adaptibility and evolution -- 4. Weak regulatory linkage -- 5. Exploratory behavior -- 6. Invisible anatomy -- 7. Facilitated variation -- 8. Is life plausible?
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New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, c2005.
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Connecticut
Date Published
c2005.
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"In a new theory they call "facilitated variation," Kirschner and Gerhart elevate the individual organism from a passive target of natural selection to a central player in the three-billion-year history of evolution. In clear, accessible language, the authors invite every reader to contemplate daring new ideas about evolution. By closing the major...
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The plausibility of life : resolving Darwin's dilemma / Marc W. Kirschner and John C. Gerhart ; ilustrated by John Norton.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2005.
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N576.8/42
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74VKmMaNl2mZ
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0300108656 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780300108651 (cloth : alk. paper)
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576.8
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991020517609702626
