Embryology, Epigenesis and Evolution
Subtitle: Taking Development Seriously (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 23, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780521030861
Subjects: Evolution; Genetics (non-medical); Philosophy of science; Philosophy; Science; Life Sciences - Biology - Developmental Biology; Life Sciences - Evolution; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Philosophy / General; Science / Developmental Biology; Science : Life Sciences - Evolution; Science : Philosophy & Social Aspects; General; Developmental biology; Embryology; Evolution (Biology)
First sentence: The central problem of developmental biology is to understand how a relatively simple and homogeneous cellular mass can differentiate into a relatively complex and heterogeneous organism closely resembling its progenitor(s) in relevant respects.