Cell Commitment and Differentiation

by Norman Maclean and Brian K. Hall

Book Overview

First published in 1987, this book is about how cells differentiate; that is it describes the way in which cells in animal and plant bodies take on their specialised fates. It has long been recognised that since all such cells retain copies of all genes, the genetic explanation for tissue differences lies in the controlled expression of restricted sets of genes. But how is the choice made and how are such restricted groups of genes activated and regulated?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521349648
• ISBN13: 9780521349642
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"