The art of genes: how organisms make themselves

Cover; Contents; 1 Painting a picture; 2 Copying and creating; 3 A question of interpretation; 4 A case of mistaken identity; 5 The internal world of colour; 6 Evolution of locks and keys; 7 The hidden skeleton; 8 The expanding canvas; 9 Refining a pattern; 10 Creative reproduction; 11 Scents and sensitivities; 12 Responding to the environment; 13 Elaborating on asymmetry; 14 Beneath the surface; 15 Themes and variations; 16 Shifting forms; 17 The story of colour; 18 The art of Heath Robinson; Sources of quotations; Bibliography; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V.