How the Leopard Gets Its Spots.

Murray, James D.

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ERIC Number: EJ370943

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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How the Leopard Gets Its Spots.

Murray, James D.

Scientific American, v258 n3 p80-87 Mar 1988

Discusses a single pattern formation mechanism that could underlie the wide variety of animal coat markings found in nature. Presents the results of a mathematical model for how these patterns may be generated in the course of embryonic development. (CW)

Descriptors: Animals, Biology, College Science, Embryology, Genetics, Heredity, Higher Education, Mathematical Models, Patterns in Mathematics, Science Education, Zoology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers

Language: English

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