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Conrad Hal Waddington: the last Renaissance biologist?

Nature reviews. Genetics ·Vol. 3 ·No. 11 ·2002-00-00 ·Pages 889-95

Slack JM

Abstract

Conrad Hal Waddington was a leading embryologist and geneticist from the 1930s to the 1950s. He is remembered mainly for his concepts of the 'epigenetic landscape' and 'genetic assimilation'. This article reviews his life and work, and enquires to what extent his ideas are relevant tools for understanding the biological problems of today.

MeSH Terms
Biological Evolution Embryology/history Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental Genetics/history History, 20th Century Organizers, Embryonic United Kingdom
Authors & Affiliations
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Slack Jonathan M W
Developmental Biology Programme, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. [email protected]
Article Info
Journal
Nature reviews. Genetics
Abbr.
Nat Rev Genet
ISSN
1471-0056
DOI
10.1038/nrg933
Email
[email protected]
Published
2002-00-00
Pages
889-95
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
100962779
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1038/nrg933 View journal details
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