Chapter 1 Morphogenesis; 1. Introduction; 11. Morphogenetic Movements; III. Kinetic and Geometric Aspects of Self-Assembly; IV. Differentiation; General References; Chapter 2 Mechanics of Epigenetic Control; I. Introduction; II. Regulatory Behavior in Open Chemical Systems; III. Parametric Changes in Open Chemical Systems; IV. Reaction Rate Control in Catalyzed Open Systems; V. Examples of Epigenetic Controls; VI. Some Specific Epigenetic Circuits. NotesGeneral References; Chapter 3 Automata Theory in the Context of Theoretical Embryology; I. Programs in Biological Systems; II. Positional Information; III. Relative Position and Synchronization in Arrays of Automata; IV. An Introduction to Turing Machines and Formal Languages; V. Automata Which Construct as Well as Compute; VI. Evolution and Entropy; References; Chapter 4 Some Relational Cell Models: The Metabolism-Repair Systems; I. Introduction; II. General Input-Output Systems; III. Theory of a Single Metabolism-Repair System; IV. Global Theory of Metabolism-Repair Systems. V. Structural and Relational Models ComparedGeneral References; Chapter 5 Compartments; I. The Concept of Compartment; II. General System Properties; III. Systems of Compartments; IV. Integration of the System Equations; V. Analysis of the Precursor-Successor Relationship; VI. Material Transport through Compartments; VII. Noncompartmented Systems; VIII. Dimensional Analysis of the System Equations; IX. The Use and Abuse of Compartment