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020			_a9780192862082
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082			_222 _a571.8
100	1		_aCoen, Enrico. _91980
245	1	4	_aThe art of genes : _bhow organisms make themselves / _cEnrico Coen.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c1999.
300			_aviii, 386 p. : _bill. ; _c20 cm.
520			_adescribes this revolution in our understanding of how plants and animals develop. Drawing on a wide range of material--from flowers growing petals instead of sex organs, and flies that develop an extra pair of wings, to works of art by Leonardo and Magritte--he explains in lively accessible prose the meaning of genes. Coen draws parallels between the way genes respond to the developing pattern of an organism and the way an artist responds to a painting being created on canvas, a memorable analogy that shows how the organism develops through an interactive dialogue in which there is no separation between plan and execution. There have been many attempts to resolve the paradox of how organisms make themselves. Lucid, authoritative, and entertaining, The Art of Genes offers fresh and exciting insights into the nature of evolution, development, and human creativity.
650		0	_aDevelopmental biology. _91981
650		0	_aEvolution (Biology) _91982
650		0	_aGenetics. _91983
650		0	_aCreative ability. _91984
650		4	_aDevelopmental biology. _91985
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