Evolutionary BiologySinauer Associates, 1986 - 600 pagine Covers the genetic, developmental, and ecological mechanisms of evolutionary change, the major features of evolutionary history as revealed by phylogenetic and paleontological studies, and material on adaptation, molecular evolution, co-evolution, and human evolution. |
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... possible to estimate the mutation rate at individual loci that con- tribute to polygenically inherited traits , but it is possible to estimate the rate at which genetic variation ( variance ) in such a trait is increased by mutation ...
... possible to estimate the mutation rate at individual loci that con- tribute to polygenically inherited traits , but it is possible to estimate the rate at which genetic variation ( variance ) in such a trait is increased by mutation ...
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... possible genetic composition . When heterozygotes are inferior to both homozygotes , there is often a pro- nounced ... possible genetic composi- tions of a population for which w ( average fitness ) is high , and troughs represent ...
... possible genetic composition . When heterozygotes are inferior to both homozygotes , there is often a pro- nounced ... possible genetic composi- tions of a population for which w ( average fitness ) is high , and troughs represent ...
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... Possible evidence of fire 700,000 years ago has been found , and fire was certainly used extensively by 500,000 years ago . Perhaps giving evidence of religious or mythical belief , statuettes that may represent fertility symbols date ...
... Possible evidence of fire 700,000 years ago has been found , and fire was certainly used extensively by 500,000 years ago . Perhaps giving evidence of religious or mythical belief , statuettes that may represent fertility symbols date ...
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adaptive adaptive radiation allele frequency allozyme Amer amino acid ancestor animals average behavior biological birds bristle number caused cells Chapter characters chromosome cladistic coefficient coevolution competition copies correlated deleterious developmental differentiation distribution divergence Dobzhansky Drosophila melanogaster ecological effect environment environmental enzyme equilibrium evidence evolutionary change evolved example extinction rate factors favor females Figure fitness fossil record function Futuyma gametes gene conversion gene flow gene frequencies genetic drift genetic variation genome genotypes geographic groups habitats heritability heterozygotes heterozygous higher taxa homozygotes homozygous host human hybrid inbreeding increase individual insects interactions Lewontin linkage disequilibrium loci locus males mammals mating mechanisms molecular morphological mutation natural selection nucleotide occur offspring organisms pairs parasites pattern phenotype phylogenetic phylogeny plants polymorphism predators prey proteins pseudogenes random recombination relative reproductive isolation sequence sexual similar speciation structure survival sympatric taxon theory tion trait transposable elements variable variance