Homology, Genes, and Evolutionary Innovation

by Günter Wagner

A major synthesis of homology, written by a top researcher in the field

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 groundbreaking book provides the first mechanistically based theory of what homology is and how it arises in evolution.

G nter Wagner, one of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691156468
• ISBN13: 9780691156460
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"