Coen, Enrico.

The art of genes : how organisms make themselves / Enrico Coen. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1999. - vii, 386 p. : ill ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-372) and index.

Printing a picture -- Copying and creating -- A question of interpretation -- A case of mistaken identity -- The internal world of colour -- Evolution locks and keys -- The hidden skeleton -- The expanding canvas -- Creative reproduction -- Scents and sensitivities -- Responding to the environment -- Elaborating on asymmetry -- Beneath the surface -- Themes and variations -- Shifting forms -- The story of colour -- The art of Heath Robinson.

Choice. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.).

Studies the latest biological findings that have helped scientists learn how organisms make themselves.

Adult Follett Library Resources.

0198503431

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Creative ability.
Developmental biology.
Evolution (Biology)
Genetics.
Biology.
Creative ability.
Evolution.
Genetics.

QH491 / .C638 1999

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