Homology - Brian K. Hall,  Novartis Foundation

Homology

Buch | Hardcover
300 Seiten
1999
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-471-98493-1 (ISBN)
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This book deals with the central debates and controversies concerning both fundamental definitions and the nature of the criteria by which homology is judged. It includes contributions on the historical development of the concept of homology and its use in population studies.
Homology is the condition of being homogolous, meaning deriving from the same evolutionary origins. For example, the forelimb of a quadruped, the human arm and the wing of a bird are said to be homogolous. This book deals with the central debates and controversies concerning both fundamental definitions and the nature of the criteria by which homology is judged. It includes contributions on the historical development of the concept of homology and its use in population studies, while other chapters deal with issues of homology in morphological and development studies, behavioural studies and studies at the molecular genetic level.

Homology - history of a concept - discussion, A.L. Panchen; homoplasy, homology and the problem of "sameness" in biology - discussion, D.B. Wake; homology among divergent Paleozoic tetrapod clades - discussion, R.L. Carroll; generation, integration and autonomy - three steps in the evolution of homology - discussion, G.B. Mueller and S.A. Newman; on the homology of structures and "Hox" genes - the vertebral coloum - discussion, F. Galis; development basis of limb homology in urodeles - heterchronic evidence from the primitive hynobiid family - discussion, J.R. Hinchliffe and E.I. Vorobyeva; larval homologies and radical evolutionary changes in early development - discussion, R.A. Raff; a research programme for testing the biological homology concept - discussion, G.P. Wagner; homology and homoplasy - the retention of genetic programmes - discussion, A. Meyer; homology in the nervous system - of characters, embryology and levels of analysis - discussion, G.F. Striedler; natural history and behavioural homology - discussion, H.W. Greene; evolutionary dissociations between homologous genes and homologous structures - discussion, G.A. Wray; establishing homology criteria for regulatory gene networks - prospects and challenges - discussion, A. Abouheif; the effect of gene duplication on homology - discussion, P.W.H. Holland; summary, B.K. Hall.

Reihe/Serie Novartis Foundation Symposia ; No.222
Einführung Brian K. Hall
Zusatzinfo 62 figures, 6 tables, indexes
Verlagsort Chichester
Sprache englisch
Maße 157 x 235 mm
Gewicht 550 g
Einbandart gebunden
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geometrie / Topologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Evolution
ISBN-10 0-471-98493-0 / 0471984930
ISBN-13 978-0-471-98493-1 / 9780471984931
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