《ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL》求取 ⇩

Introduction：Butterflies,Zebras,and Embryos1

Part ⅠThe Making of Animals17

1 Animal Architecture：Modern Forms,Ancient Designs17

2 Monsters,Mutants,and Master Genes37

3 From E.coli to Elephants53

4 Making Babies：25,000 Genes,Some Assembly Required81

5 The Dark Matter of the Genome：Operating Instructions for the Tool Kit109

Part ⅡFossils,Genes,and the Making of Animal Diversity137

6 The Big Bang of Animal Evolution137

7 Little Bangs：Wings and Other Revolutionary Inventions167

8 How the Butterfly Got Its Spots197

9 Paint It Black221

10 A Beautiful Mind：The Making of Homo sapiens249

11 Endless Forms Most Beautiful281

Sources and Further Reading307

Acknowledgments329

Index333