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Author:   Antonio Lima-de-Faria
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012
Weight:   0.639kg
ISBN:  

9783662508817

ISBN 10:   3662508818
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- The Molecular Determination of a Bird's Pattern.- The Occurrence of Conspicuous Feathers at Different Body Locations and Their Genetic Interdependence.- The Evolution of the Birds.- The Bird Genome and the Molecular Determination of Wings, Legs and Beaks.- The Mental Ability of Birds Takes Many Forms.- How to Redesign the Body Pattern of an Organism.- The Molecular Geometry.- The Symmetry of Birds Emerges as the Expression of an Uninterrupted Atomic Order.- Order is Present at Every Level but is not Total.- A Bird's Plumage is a Stage Curtain Hiding a Molecular Scenario - An Overview.- References.

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Lima-de-Faria is Professor Emeritus of Molecular Cytogenetics at Lund University, Lund, Sweden. This is his sixth book dealing with the molecular organization of the chromosome and its implications for the understanding of the mechanisms responsible for biological evolution.

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