Animal anomalies : what abnormal anatomies reveal about normal development
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書誌事項
Animal anomalies : what abnormal anatomies reveal about normal development
Cambridge University Press, 2021
- : pbk
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注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-260) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Among the offspring of humans and other animals are occasional individuals that are malformed in whole or in part. The most grossly abnormal of these have been referred to from ancient times as monsters, because their birth was thought to foretell doom; the less severely affected are usually known as anomalies. This volume digs deeply into the cellular and molecular processes of embryonic development that go awry in such exceptional situations. It focuses on the physical mechanisms of how genes instruct cells to build anatomy, as well as the underlying forces of evolution that shaped these mechanisms over eons of geologic time. The narrative is framed in a historical perspective that should help students trying to make sense of these complex subjects. Each chapter is written in the style of a Sherlock Holmes story, starting with the clues and ending with a solution to the mystery.
目次
- Preface
- Part I. Frogs: 1. The introspective frog
- 2. Two-headed tadpoles
- 3. Extra-legged frogs
- Part II. Flies: 4. The double-jointed fly
- 5. The four-winged fly
- 6. The naked fly
- Part III. Dogs: 7. The Shar-Pei
- 8. The bully whippet
- 9. The Great Pyrenees
- Part IV. Cats: 10. The blotched tabby
- 11. The Siamese cat
- 12. The calico cat.
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