Homology
1st Edition
Published on 30. March 1999
Book
Hardback
VIII, 256 pages
978-0-471-98493-1 (ISBN)
Description
Homology is the condition of being homogolous, meaning deriving from the same evolutionary origins. For example, the forelimb of a quadruped, the human arm and the wing of a bird are said to be homogolous. This book deals with the central debates and controversies concerning both fundamental definitions and the nature of the criteria by which homology is judged. It includes contributions on the historical development of the concept of homology and its use in population studies, while other chapters deal with issues of homology in morphological and development studies, behavioural studies and studies at the molecular genetic level.
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Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
62 figures, 6 tables, indexes
Dimensions
Height: 23.6 cm
Width: 15.8 cm
Weight
555 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-98493-1 (9780471984931)
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Content
Homology - history of a concept - discussion, A.L. Panchen; homoplasy, homology and the problem of "sameness" in biology - discussion, D.B. Wake; homology among divergent Paleozoic tetrapod clades - discussion, R.L. Carroll; generation, integration and autonomy - three steps in the evolution of homology - discussion, G.B. Mueller and S.A. Newman; on the homology of structures and "Hox" genes - the vertebral coloum - discussion, F. Galis; development basis of limb homology in urodeles - heterchronic evidence from the primitive hynobiid family - discussion, J.R. Hinchliffe and E.I. Vorobyeva; larval homologies and radical evolutionary changes in early development - discussion, R.A. Raff; a research programme for testing the biological homology concept - discussion, G.P. Wagner; homology and homoplasy - the retention of genetic programmes - discussion, A. Meyer; homology in the nervous system - of characters, embryology and levels of analysis - discussion, G.F. Striedler; natural history and behavioural homology - discussion, H.W. Greene; evolutionary dissociations between homologous genes and homologous structures - discussion, G.A. Wray; establishing homology criteria for regulatory gene networks - prospects and challenges - discussion, A. Abouheif; the effect of gene duplication on homology - discussion, P.W.H. Holland; summary, B.K. Hall.