| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 244 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 being of only secondary importance. The word 'mutation' is used to describe any kind of change in DNA such as nucleotide substitution, gene duplication/deletion, chromosomal change, andgenome duplication. A brief history of the principal evolutionary theories (Darwinism, mutationism, neo-Darwinism, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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Molecular evolution.
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Mutation (Biology)
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Mutation
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Evolution, Molecular
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Molecular Biology.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Molecular evolution
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Mutation (Biology)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191637810 |
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0191637815 |
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129953919X |
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9781299539198 |
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0191637823 |
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9780191637827 |
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