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The Shape of Life Pdf

The Shape of Life
Author: Rudolf A. Raff
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0226702669

Rudolf Raff is recognized as a pioneer in evolutionary developmental biology. Download The Shape of Life: Genes, Development, and the Evolution of Animal Form from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. In their 1983 book, Embryos, Genes, and Evolution, Raff and co-author Thomas Kaufman proposed a synthesis of developmental and evolutionary biology. In The Shape of Life, Raff analyzes the rise of this new experimental discipline and lays out new research questions, hypotheses, and approaches to guide its development.

Raff uses the evolution of animal body plans to exemplify the interplay between developmental mechanisms and evolutionary patterns. Animal body plans emerged half a billion years ago. Evolution within these body plans during this span of time has resulted in the tremendous diversity of living animal forms.

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Raff uses the evolution of animal body plans to exemplify the interplay between developmental mechanisms and evolutionary patterns. Animal body plans emerged half a billion years ago

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