Spontaneous Emergence of Hierarchy in Biological Systems

Hierarchy is widely observed in biological systems. In this thesis, evidence from nature is presented to show that protein interactions have became increasingly modular as evolution has proceeded over the last four billion years. The evolution of animal body plan development is considered. Results s...

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Other Authors: Deem, Michael W.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1911/70257