How Animals Develop (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Conrad Hal Waddington

9780365510086: How Animals Develop (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0365510084 ISBN 13: 9780365510086

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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The book explains how animals grow and take shape, from genes to whole bodies, with clear, testable ideas you can follow.

This accessible overview traces the big questions in developmental biology. It describes how specialized centers in embryos help organize growth, and how genes interact with cellular environments to guide formation. Readers will see how scientists study embryos across birds, mammals, sea urchins, and insects, and learn why simple ideas about growth can be challenged by real-world evidence. The text blends historical experiments with a forward-looking view of what still remains to be understood about how patterns, tissues, and organs come together.

Learn how organization centers coordinate the development of complex forms.
See how genes and the cytoplasm work together to shape embryos.
Explore cross-species comparisons, from newts and birds to sea urchins and insects.
Understand why the timing and context of signals matter in organ formation and patterning.

Ideal for readers curious about how life develops, from curious students to anyone interested in the science behind growth and form. This edition presents foundational ideas with a focus on mechanisms, evidence, and the ongoing challenges researchers face in developmental biology.

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