Theory of Morphogenesis

Théorie de la morphogenèse

A Minarsky (1) , N Morozova (2) , R Penner (3, 4, 5) , C Soulé (2)

1 National Research Academic University, Russian Academy of Science, Khlopina 8- 3,194021, St.-Petersburg, Russia,
2 IHES - Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
3 Caltech, Mathematics and Physics Departments
4 Center for the Topology and Quantization of Moduli Spaces
5 Erwin Schrödinger Institute for Mathematical Physics

A model of morphogenesis is proposed based upon seven explicit postulates. The mathematical importance and biological significance of the postulates are explored and discussed.

Mots clés: morphogenesis; pattern formation; developmental biology

Domaines: Biologie cellulaire; Mathématiques générales [math.GM]

A Minarsky, N Morozova, R Penner, C Soulé. Theory of Morphogenesis. 2017. ⟨hal-01535179⟩