Genetics and the logic of evolution
In this book the authors draw on what is known, largely from recent research, about the nature of genes and cells, the genetics of development and animal and plant body plans, intra-- and interorganismal communication, sensation and perception, to propose that a few basic generalizations, along with the modified application of the classical evolutionary theory, can provide a broader theoretical understanding of genes, evolution, and the diverse and complex nature of living organisms
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Machine derived contents note: Preface: What this Book is About and Philosophy of Biology
Technical Notes
Acknowledgments
Part I: Understanding Biological Complexity: Basic Concepts And Principles
1. Prospect: The Basic Postulates of Life
2. Conceptual and Analytic Approaches to Evolution
3. Evolution by Phenotype: How Change Happens in Life
Part Ii: Building Blocks Of Life: A Genetic Repertoire For Evolving Complexity
4. The Storage and Flow of Biological Information
5. Genotypes and Phenotypes
6. A Cell is Born
7. A Repertoire of Basic Genetic Mechanisms
Part Iii: Internal Awareness Of Self Communication Within The Organism
8. Making More of Life: Many Sides of 'Reproduction'
9. Scaling Up: How Cell Build an Organism
10. Communicating Between Cells
11. Detecting and Destroying INternal Invaders
Part Iv: External Awareness: Open-Ended Detection Of The Environment
12. Detecting Physical Variability in the Environment
13. Chemical Signing and Sensation from the Outside World
14. Detecting Light
15. The Development and Structure of Nervous Systems
16. Perceiving: Integrating Signals from the Environment
Part V: Finale: Evolutionary Order And Disorder Between Phenotypes And Genotypes
17. A Great Chain of Beings
Biblioraphy
Index
English
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