Hierarchical Genome And Differentiation Waves, The: Novel Unification Of Development, Genetics And Evolution (In 2 Volumes)
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-02-2268-0 (ISBN)
Over the past few decades numerous scientists have called for a unification of the fields of embryo development, genetics, and evolution. Each field has glaring holes in its ability to explain the fundamental phenomena of life. In this book, the author shows how the phenomenon of cell differentiation, considered in its temporal and spatial aspects during embryogenesis, provides a starting point for a unified theory of multicellular organisms (plants, fungi and animals), including their evolution and genetics. This unification is based on the recent discovery of differentiation waves by the author and his colleagues, described in the appendices, and illustrated by a flip movie prepared by a medical artist. To help the reader through the many fields covered, a glossary is included.This book will be of great value to the researcher and practicing doctors/scientists alike. The research students will receive an in-depth tutorial on the topics covered. The seasoned researcher will appreciate the applications and the gold mine of other possibilities for novel research topics.
Part 1 Introduction: consider a spherical cow; the epigenetic problem; primary neural induction and the organizer. Part 2 Theory of the cell state splitter causing primary neural induction: the intra-cellular mechanics of the cell state splitter yields ectodermal differentiation; the mechanics of cell-cell interactions yields tissues. Part 3 Development and genetics: the general cell state splitter; differentiation trees; development and evolution; evolution of cell state and tissue splitting; the secondary importance of embryonic induction. Part 4 Macroevolution: redefining microevolution and macroevolution; possible DNA mechanisms for macroevolutionary change of differentiation trees. Part 5 Old problems seen via differentiation trees: "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" revisited via differentiation trees; neutralist theory. Part 6 A cornucopia of differentiation waves: summary of waves observed in the axolotl; differentiation waves in plant meristems. Part 7 Conclusion: the logic of evolution; is evolution progressive?. (Part Contents).
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.7.1999 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Series In Mathematical Biology And Medicine ; 3 |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zellbiologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 981-02-2268-8 / 9810222688 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-02-2268-0 / 9789810222680 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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