Edelman links genetics, development, behavior, and evolution.. If you had a complete copy of a dinosaurs DNA and the genetic code, you still would not be able to make a dinosauror even determine what one looked like. Why? How do animals get their shape and how does shape evolve? In this important book, Nobel laureate Gerald M. Edelman challenges the notion that an understanding of the genetic code and of cell differentiation is sufficient to answer these questions. Rather, he argues, a trio of related issues must also be ...
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Edelman links genetics, development, behavior, and evolution.. If you had a complete copy of a dinosaurs DNA and the genetic code, you still would not be able to make a dinosauror even determine what one looked like. Why? How do animals get their shape and how does shape evolve? In this important book, Nobel laureate Gerald M. Edelman challenges the notion that an understanding of the genetic code and of cell differentiation is sufficient to answer these questions. Rather, he argues, a trio of related issues must also be investigatedthe development of form, the evolution of form, and the morphological and functional bases of behavior. Topobiology presents an introduction to molecular embryology and describes a comprehensive hypothesis to account for the evolution and development of animal form.
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The previous owner's name is on the front endpapers in pen. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 240. 240 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. Published Oct 1988. First Edition / First Printing. 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
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