Imaginal Discs: The Genetic and Cellular Logic of Pattern Formation

by Lewis I. Held Jr.

Book Overview

Many of the 14,000 genes of Drosophila are involved in the development of imaginal discs. These hollow sacs of cells make adult structures during metamorphosis, and their study is crucial to comprehending how a larva becomes a fully-functioning fly. This book examines the genetic circuitry of the well-known 'fruit fly', tackling questions of cell assemblage and pattern formation, of the hows and the whys behind the development of the fly. After an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521018358
• ISBN13: 9780521018357
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.3" x 11.0"