Topobiology - An Introduction To Molecular Embryology (Paperback, Revised)

If you had a complete copy of a dinosaur's DNA and the genetic code, you still would not be able to make a dinosaur--or 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 investigated--the 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.

General

Imprint:	BasicBooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1993
First published:	June 1993
Authors:	Gerald M. Edelman
Dimensions:	228 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-465-08653-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Developmental biology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal reproduction
LSN:	0-465-08653-5
Barcode:	9780465086535

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