| Description |
xv, 487 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Molecular Evolution: A Brief History of the Pre-DNA Era -- Ch. 1. Gene Structure, Genetic Codes, and Mutation -- Ch. 2. Dynamics of Genes in Populations -- Ch. 3. Evolutionary Change in Nucleotide Sequences -- Ch. 4. Estimating the Number of Nucleotide Substitutions Between Sequences -- Ch. 5. Molecular Phylogenetics: Methods -- Ch. 6. Molecular Phylogenetics: Examples -- Ch. 7. Rates and Patterns of Nucleotide Substitution -- Ch. 8. Molecular Clocks -- Ch. 9. DNA Polymorphism in Populations -- Ch. 10. Evolution by Gene Duplication and Domain Shuffling -- Ch. 11. Concerted Evolution of Multigene Families -- Ch. 12. Evolution by Transposition and Horizontal Transfer -- Ch. 13. Genome Organization and Evolution -- Ch. 14. Roles of Mutation and Selection of Molecular Evolution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-474) and index |
| Subject |
Molecular evolution.
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| LC no. |
96038032 |
| ISBN |
0878934634 (cloth) |
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