Pattern Formation
Ciliate Studies and Models
Published on 7. December 1989
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-19-504890-2 (ISBN)
Description
This study provides the first comprehensive review of pattern formation in ciliates, along with an analysis of general mechanisms of pattern formation. The author emphasizes the integrative mechanisms that encompass the entire cell surface, and pays particular attention to genetic and non-genetic mirror-image reversals of asymmetry. A conceptual model for large-scale intracellular organization is included. The perspective derived from ciliate studies is applied to the early development of multicellular organisms, particularly embryos of Drosophila. The book will be accessible to developmental biologists with no prior familiarity with ciliates.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous halftones, line illustrations and tables
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
834 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-504890-2 (9780195048902)
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Content
Spatial order: An analytical framework; Ciliate organization; The experimental cast; Structural inheritance; Segmental subdivision; Gradients and intracellular diversification; The formation of an organelle complex: The oral apparatus; Reversals of asymmetry; Origins of reversals of asymmetry; A cylindrical-coordinate model for pattern formation in ciliates; Can ciliates help in the search for 'Non trivial universals'?