Embryology, Epigenesis and Evolution
Subtitle: Taking Development Seriously (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 22, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780521824675
Subjects: Evolution; Genetics (non-medical); Philosophy of science; Science/Mathematics; General; 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; Evolution (Biology); Developmental biology; Embryology; Philosophy
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.