Author : Lewis I. Held, Jr
Release : 2021-03-18
Genre : Science
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Animal Anomalies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Animal Anomalies write by Lewis I. Held, Jr. This book was released on 2021-03-18. Animal Anomalies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Among the offspring of humans and other animals are occasional individuals that are malformed in whole or in part. The most grossly abnormal of these have been referred to from ancient times as monsters, because their birth was thought to foretell doom; the less severely affected are usually known as anomalies. This volume digs deeply into the cellular and molecular processes of embryonic development that go awry in such exceptional situations. It focuses on the physical mechanisms of how genes instruct cells to build anatomy, as well as the underlying forces of evolution that shaped these mechanisms over eons of geologic time. The narrative is framed in a historical perspective that should help students trying to make sense of these complex subjects. Each chapter is written in the style of a Sherlock Holmes story, starting with the clues and ending with a solution to the mystery.