Origination of Organismal Form: Beyond the Gene in Developmental and Evolutionary Biology

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Author: Gerd B. Muller

ISBN-10: 0262134195

ISBN-13: 9780262134194

Category: Evolution

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A more comprehensive version of evolutionary theory that focuses as much on the origin of biological form as on its diversification.

Series ForewordPrefaceIIntroduction11Origination of Organismal Form: The Forgotten Cause in Evolutionary Theory3IIProblems of Morphological Evolution112The Cambrian "Explosion" of Metazoans133Convergence and Homoplasy in the Evolution of Organismal Form334Homology: The Evolution of Morphological Organization51IIIRelationships Between Genes and Form715Only Details Determine756The Reactive Genome877Tissue Specificity: Structural Cues Allow Diverse Phenotypes from a Constant Genotype1038Genes, Cell Behavior, and the Evolution of Form119IVPhysical Determinants of Morphogenesis1339Cell Adhesive Interactions and Tissue Self-Organization13710Gradients, Diffusion, and Genes in Pattern Formation16511A Biochemical Oscillator Linked to Vertebrate Segmentation18312Organization through Intra-Inter Dynamics19513From Physics to Development: The Evolution of Morphogenetic Mechanisms221VOrigination and Evolvability24114Phenotypic Plasticity and Evolution by Genetic Assimilation24515Genetic and Epigenetic Factors in the Origin of the Tetrapod Limb26516Epigenesis and Evolution of Brains: From Embryonic Divisions to Functional Systems28717Boundary Constraints for the Emergence of Form305Contributors323Index325