Homology, genes, and evolutionary innovation / Günter P. Wagner.
Homology - a similar trait shared by different species and derived from common ancestry, such as a seal's fin and a bird's wing - is one of the most fundamental yet challenging concepts in evolutionary biology. This book provides a mechanistically based theory of what homology is and how it arises i...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton ; Oxford :
Princeton University Press,
[2014]
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 478 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |