Volvox Molecular-Genetic Origins of Multicellularity And Cellular Differentiation

An important question in biology is how multicellular organisms with different cell types evolved from unicellular ancestors. During the evolution of the familiar plants and animals, this transition occurred so long ago that all details of the event have been buried by the sands of time. But in a group of green algae, of which Volvox is the most advanced member, the transition to multicellularity appears to have occurred much more recently, and this book reviews efforts to understand how and why it occurred.Kirk, David L. is the author of 'Volvox Molecular-Genetic Origins of Multicellularity And Cellular Differentiation', published 0016 under ISBN 9780521019149 and ISBN 0521019141.