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An Algal Order, the Dascycladales and a Family of higher plants, the Ranunculaceae, are used as examples for discussion on the robust nature and intrinsic wholeness of the order of organisms in time and space. The developmental cycle of species, both algae and buttercups, research on morphogenesis, a resultant mathematical model and hands-on experience of plant phenomena all provide discussion material on our experience of the origin of form and the action of genes in the context of organisms, species and wider taxonomic groupings.
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Goodwin, B., Colquhoun, M. (1997). In Context — Genes, Organisms and Evolution Illustrated Through Algae and Buttercups. In: Wirz, J., van Bueren, E.T.L. (eds) The future of DNA. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5494-9_18
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