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Molecular approaches to evolution /

Jacques Ninio addresses molecular biology from the evolutionist's viewpoint, reviewing major research areas such as acquisitive evolution; the comparison of protein structures in three dimensions; the stability of the genetic code; and prebiotic replication. Originally published in 1983. The Pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ninio, Jacques
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1983.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Clearing the ground
  • 2. The Chemistry of life
  • 3. The discreet charm of the sequences
  • 4. Evolution in three dimensions
  • 5. Can sequences be compared?
  • 6. Replication and genetic tinkering
  • 7. Populations
  • 8. Prebiotic replication
  • 9. The genetic code
  • 10. The stereochemical hypothesis
  • 11. The origin of the genetic code
  • 12. Sequence space
  • 13. Acquisitive evolution
  • 14. Molecular defences
  • 15. Molecular crosses
  • 16. The great error loop
  • Bibliography
  • References.