00000cmm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217611507874 Buklod 20150130140617.0 m o u cr ||||||||||| 150130s2013 xx d u 9780124016675 (electronic bk.) (iLib)UPD-00239906476 OPELS OPELS N$T GZM YDXCP IDEBK OCLCF UtOrBLW QH450 C33 2013eb Cabej, Nelson. Building the most complex structure on Earth [electronic resource] an epigenetic narrative of development and evolution of animals Nelson R. Cabej. 1st ed. Amsterdam Boston Elsevier 2013. 1 online resource ([iii], 298 p.) ill. Elsevier insights series. Includes bibliographical references. IP based subscription, on campus and remote access. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. Building the Most Complex Structure on Earth provides readers with a basic biological education an easy and understandable introduction into a new epigenetic theory of development and evolution. This is a novel theory that describes the epigenetic mechanisms of the development and evolution of animals and explains the colossal evolution and diversification of animals from a new post-genetic perspective. Modern biology has demonstrated the existence of a common genetic toolkit in the animal kingdom, but neither the number of genes nor the evolution of new genes is responsible for the development and evolution of animals. The failure to understand how the same genetic toolkit is used to produce millions of widely different animal forms remains a perplexing conundrum in modern biology. The novel theory shows that the development and evolution of the animal kingdom are functions of epigenetic mechanisms, which are the competent users of the genetic toolkit. Provides a comprehensive view of the epigenetic aspects of reproduction, development, and evolution.Highly rigorous, but simple enough for readers with only a basic knowledge of biology. Developmental biology. Epigenetics. Evolution (Biology) Electronic books. Print version ðCabej, Nelson. Building the most complex structure on earth. 1st ed. London ; Waltham, MA : Elsevier, 2013 0124016677 (OCoLC)819717437. Elsevier insights. Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via Sciencedirect. Click here to access http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124016675 FO UPD DSCI QH450 .C33 2013eb Electronic Resource