Endless forms most beautiful
Subtitle: the new science of evo devo and the making of the animal kingdom
By: Sean B. Carroll ; with illustrations by Jamie W. Carroll, Josh P. Klaiss, Leanne M. Olds.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Developmental genetics; Evolutionary genetics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-328) and index.
Table of contents: title: The making of animals; title: Animal architecture: modern forms, ancient designs; title: Monsters, mutants, and master genes; title: From E. coli to elephants; title: Making babies: 25,000 genes, some assembly required; title: The dark matter of the genome: operating instructions for the tool kit; title: Fossils, genes, and the making of animal diversity; title: The big bang of animal evolution; title: Little bangs: wings and other revolutionary inventions; title: How the butterfly got its spots; title: Paint it black; title: A beautiful mind: the making of home sapiens; title: Endless forms most beautiful.