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Modularity in development and evolution
Author(s) -
Schlosser Gerhard,
Thieffry Denis
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/1521-1878(200011)22:11<1043::aid-bies11>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - modularity (biology) , evolutionary biology , biology , biological evolution , development (topology) , computational biology , evolutionary developmental biology , computer science , mathematics , genetics , mathematical analysis
This work offers a sustained exploration of modules from developmental and evolutionary perspectives. Contributors discuss what modularity is, how it can be identified and modeled, how it originated and evolved, and why it matters.