A focused and streamlined presentation of essential content highlights the important principles of each section
A new feature—"Further Development"—makes for easy distinction between foundational ... 続きを読む
Written by the most distinguished developmental biologist in the UK and one of the most repespected names in the field worldwide
Explores how fertiziled eggs develop, the process of cell division ... 続きを読む
Explains how science and scientific methods have advanced our understanding of dinosaurs as living animals
Discusses some of the latest break-throughs in the study of dinosaurs, and the links bet ... 続きを読む
Covers a broad spectrum of DNA applications including medical and genealogical
Written in a style accessible for the non-scientist
Chapters on specific DNA issues and debates, including GMO foo ... 続きを読む
The only book that, in one place:
- details the three main epigenetic sources of phenotype: symbionts, altered chromatin structure, and plasticity.
- discusses the various ways that development ... 続きを読む
Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene function that do not involve changes in the DNA sequence. These changes, consisting principally of DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non ... 続きを読む
Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene function that do not involve changes in the DNA sequence. These changes, consisting principally of DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non ... 続きを読む
Genomic perspectives on evolution are strengthened throughout
The content has a stronger focus on human evolution: an entirely new chapter on the topic (Chapter 21, The Evolutionary Story of Homo ... 続きを読む
This is the second volume in a planned trilogy that summarises the modern field of quantitative genetics, informed by empirical observations from wide-ranging fields (agriculture, evolution, ecology, ... 続きを読む
Evolution since Darwin: The First 150 Years comprises 22 chapters and eight shorter commentaries that emerged from a symposium held in November 2009 at Stony Brook University, USA. Thirty-nine authors ... 続きを読む