Mutation-driven evolution /

The purpose of this book is to present a new mechanistic theory of mutation-driven evolution based on recent advances in genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. The theory asserts, perhaps somewhat controversially, that the driving force behind evolution is mutation, with natural selection...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nei, Masatoshi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Evolution (Biology)
Molecular evolution.
Mutation (Biology)
Mutation
Evolution, Molecular
Évolution moléculaire.
Mutation (Biologie)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Molecular Biology.
Molecular evolution
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Selectionism and mutationism
  • Neo-Darwinism and panselectionism
  • Evolutionary theories in the neo-Darwinian era
  • Molecular evolution
  • Gene duplication, multigene families, and repetitive DNA sequences
  • Evolution of phenotypic characters
  • Mutation and selection in speciation
  • Adaptation and evolution
  • Mutation and selection in evolution
  • General summary and conclusion
  • Appendix : mathematical notes.

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