| Edition |
1st edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 166 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
Preface -- chapter 1. Origin and heredity -- 1. The natural system : Carl Linnaeus -- 2. The theory of evolution : Charles Darwin -- 3. The laws of heredity : Gregor Mendel -- chapter 2. Cells and chromosomes -- 1. Cells and cell division -- 2. Fertilization -- 3. Chromosomes and genes -- 4. Germ line and clones -- 5. The influences of the cytoplasm and the environment -- chapter 3. Genes and proteins -- 1. The genetics of Drosophila -- 2. Mutation -- 3. The molecular nature of genes -- 4. Protein synthesis and the genetic code -- 5. DNA replication -- 6. Gene technology -- 7. Genes of multicellular organisms -- chapter 4. Development and genetics -- 1. Model organisms -- 2. The development of Drosophila -- 3. The search for genes that control development -- 4. The logic of genes -- chapter 5. Molecular prepatterns -- 1. Gradients -- 2. Combinations -- 3. Induction and signal transduction -- chapter 6. Form and form changes -- 1. Cells and tissues -- 2. Form building movements -- 3. Cell division, growth, and death -- |
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chapter 7. Vertebrates -- 1. Frogs, fish, and birds -- 2. Mammals : the mouse -- 3. Gradients, prepatterns and induction in vertebrates -- chapter 8. Humans -- 1. The development of germ cells -- 2. The development of the egg -- 3. The development in the uterus -- 4. Genes and disease -- chapter9. Evolution, body plans, and genomes -- 1. Evolutionary history of organisms -- 2. The Cambrian explosion -- 3. New construction principles -- 4. Genomes -- 5. The evolution of humans -- chapter 10. Current topics -- 1. Utopias -- 2. Cloning -- 3. Human in vitro embryos -- 4. Designer babies -- 5. Gene therapy -- 6. Human embryonic stem cells -- 7. The moral status of the embryo -- Appendix -- Time table -- Glossary -- Index |
| Subject |
Developmental genetics -- Popular works
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Evolutionary genetics -- Popular works
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| Added Title |
Werden des Lebens. English
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| ISBN |
0967007674 |
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9780967007670 |
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9780979845604 |
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