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Volvox: A Search for the Molecular and Genetic Origins of Multicellularity and Cellular Differentiation - Developmental and Cell Biology Series
Kirk, David L. (Washington University, St Louis)
Volvox: A Search for the Molecular and Genetic Origins of Multicellularity and Cellular Differentiation - Developmental and Cell Biology Series
Kirk, David L. (Washington University, St Louis)
The central thesis of this book is that Volvox and its unicellular and colonial relatives provide a wholly unrivalled opportunity to explore the proximate and ultimate causes underlying the evolution, from unicellular ancestors, of multicellular organisms with fully differentiated cell types.
400 pages, 77 b/w illus. 10 tables
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 8, 2005 |
ISBN13 | 9780521019149 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 400 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 24 mm · 608 g |
Language | English |
Series Editor | Bard, Jonathan B. L. |
Series Editor | Barlow, Peter W. |