Molecular evolution: Mutation, Molecular phylogenetics, Phylogenetics, Neutral theory of molecular evolution, Modern evolutionary synthesis, Mutationism, History of molecular evolution - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 6130245963 ISBN 13 : 9786130245962

Editeur : Alphascript Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Molecular evolution is the process of evolution at the scale of DNA, RNA, and proteins. Molecular evolution emerged as a scientific field in the 1960s as researchers from molecular biology, evolutionary biology and population genetics sought to understand recent discoveries on the structure and function of nucleic acids and protein. Some of the key topics that spurred development of the field have been the evolution of enzyme function, the use of nucleic acid divergence as a "molecular clock" to study species divergence, and the origin of non-functional or junk DNA. Recent advances in genomics, including whole-genome sequencing, high throughput protein characterization, and bioinformatics have led to a dramatic increase in studies on the topic. In the 2000s, some of the active topics have been the role of gene duplication in the emergence of novel gene function, the extent of adaptive molecular evolution versus neutral drift, and the identification of molecular changes responsible for various human characteristics especially those pertaining to infection, disease, and cognition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alphascript Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 6130245963
• ISBN 13: 9786130245962
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 72
• Éditeur: Miller Frederic P., Vandome Agnes F., McBrewster John
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible