The Regulatory Genome: Gene Regulatory Networks in Development and Evolution

By Eric H. Davidson

Gene regulatory networks are the most complex, extensive control systems found in nature. The interaction between biology and evolution has been the subject of great interest in recent years. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0120885638
• ISBN13: 9780120885633
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A real theory of biology and evolution

This book will be a revelation to any biologist who has not been reading the literature on development and embryology attentively. Davidson eloquently articulates a real theory of the mechanism by which the genome computes the embryologic development of bilaterian animals. The argument is carefully developed from simple principles to more complex implications. The figures are a major part of the book's exposition, and repay very careful reading of the legends along with the associated text. The references are as current as 2006, so the book is quite cutting edge in its outlook. I heartily recommend it to any biologically sophisticated reader. It does presume elementary knowledge about biochemistry and molecular biology at about the freshman/sophomore college level. Enjoy!