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Gavin de Beer - Homology, an Unsolved Problem (1971)

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What mechanism can it be that results in the production of homologous organs, the same 'patterns', in spite of their not being controlled by the same genes? I asked this question in 1938, and it has not been answered

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Born: November 1, 1899
Died: June 21, 1972 (aged 72)
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