Evolutionary BiologyOxford University Press, Incorporated, 1979 - 565 pagine Futuyma (ecology and evolution, SUNY Stony Brook) covers such subject areas as phylogeny, paleobiology, genetic mechanisms of change and speciation, character evolution, the theory of processes and macroevolution, and new molecular perspectives. Numerous line drawings, charts, diagrams, and maps are provided. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Pagina 46
... effect may seem advantageous may have disruptive effects on development that render it maladaptive . THE NORM OF REACTION Because genes exert their effects on the phenotype via biochemical reactions , they do not operate in vacuo . Their ...
... effect may seem advantageous may have disruptive effects on development that render it maladaptive . THE NORM OF REACTION Because genes exert their effects on the phenotype via biochemical reactions , they do not operate in vacuo . Their ...
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... effect of the bottleneck is so diminished that we can consider it a large population ? 5 Given the impact that inbreeding has on phenotypic variation , what effect is it likely to have on the rate at which a population's genetic ...
... effect of the bottleneck is so diminished that we can consider it a large population ? 5 Given the impact that inbreeding has on phenotypic variation , what effect is it likely to have on the rate at which a population's genetic ...
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... EFFECT Although these observations on Uta suggest that the founder effect has operated , its general importance is unclear . On average , the most prevalent alleles in the parent population are transported to the colony , so the level ...
... EFFECT Although these observations on Uta suggest that the founder effect has operated , its general importance is unclear . On average , the most prevalent alleles in the parent population are transported to the colony , so the level ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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