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Page 41
... evolution , a transition towards higher order , heterogeneity , and organiza- tion . But on the basis of the theory of open systems , the apparent contradiction between entropy and evolution disappears . In all irreversible processes ...
... evolution , a transition towards higher order , heterogeneity , and organiza- tion . But on the basis of the theory of open systems , the apparent contradiction between entropy and evolution disappears . In all irreversible processes ...
Page 81
... evolutionary developments . There is , for instance , the group of extinct hoofed animals , the titanotheres ... evolution of groups within a certain class of mammals . In simple cases , the reason for isomorphism is readily seen ...
... evolutionary developments . There is , for instance , the group of extinct hoofed animals , the titanotheres ... evolution of groups within a certain class of mammals . In simple cases , the reason for isomorphism is readily seen ...
Page 152
... evolution considers evolution to be the result of chance mutations , after a well - known simile ( Beadle , 1963 ) , of " typing errors " in the reduplication of the genetic code , which are directed by selection , i.e. , the survival ...
... evolution considers evolution to be the result of chance mutations , after a well - known simile ( Beadle , 1963 ) , of " typing errors " in the reduplication of the genetic code , which are directed by selection , i.e. , the survival ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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