Volvox: A Search for the Molecular and Genetic Origins of Multicellularity and Cellular Differentiation

by David L. Kirk

Book Overview

The central thesis of this book is that Volvox and its unicellular and colonial relatives provide a wholly unrivalled opportunity to explore the proximate and ultimate causes underlying the evolution, from unicellular ancestors, of multicellular organisms with fully differentiated cell types. A major portion of the book is devoted to reviewing what is known about the genetic, cellular and molecular basis of development in the most extensively studied...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521019141
• ISBN13: 9780521019149
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"