The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis
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The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis (1952) is a book by Alan Turing (1912–1954), better known for his work on computing and codebreaking. The book is an analysis of the mechanisms that would be needed to create patterns in living organisms, in the process called morphogenesis. He predicted oscillating chemical reactions, in particular the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction. These activator-inhibitor mechanisms can, Turing suggested, generate patterns of stripes and spots in animals, and contribute to the spiral patterns seen in plant phyllotaxis.
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