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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... amino acid sequences . Even base pair changes that do alter amino acid sequences may not have discernible effects on the organism's phe- notype because an amino acid substitution does not always affect the protein's function . Moreover ...
... amino acid sequences . Even base pair changes that do alter amino acid sequences may not have discernible effects on the organism's phe- notype because an amino acid substitution does not always affect the protein's function . Moreover ...
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... amino acid substitutions per year per site , the term " substitution " meaning the fixation of a different amino acid within a species . In contrast , fibrinopeptides have evolved at an average rate of 8.3 × 109 substitutions per year ...
... amino acid substitutions per year per site , the term " substitution " meaning the fixation of a different amino acid within a species . In contrast , fibrinopeptides have evolved at an average rate of 8.3 × 109 substitutions per year ...
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... amino acid substitution , and are unlikely to affect the phenotype of the organism or its fitness . Moreover , the rate of substitution of synonymous nucleotides is sometimes the same in two genes , even though the proteins for which ...
... amino acid substitution , and are unlikely to affect the phenotype of the organism or its fitness . Moreover , the rate of substitution of synonymous nucleotides is sometimes the same in two genes , even though the proteins for which ...
Sommario
CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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adaptive adaptive radiation allele frequency amino acid ancestor average behavior biological birds bristle cells Chapter characters chromosome coefficient coevolution common competition copies correlated deleterious developmental differentiation distribution divergence Drosophila melanogaster ecological effect environment environmental enzyme equilibrium evidence evolution evolutionary change evolved example factors favor females Figure fitness fossil record function Futuyma gametes gene conversion gene family gene flow gene frequencies genetic drift genetic variation genome genotypes geographic groups heritability heterozygotes heterozygous higher taxa homologous homozygotes homozygous host human hybrid inbreeding increase individual insects interactions Lewontin linkage disequilibrium loci locus males mammals mating mean mechanisms molecular morphological mutation natural selection neoteny nucleotide occur offspring organisms pairs parasites pattern phenotypic phylogenetic phylogeny plants polymorphism population predators prey proteins pseudogenes random recombination related species relative reproductive isolation segments sexual similar speciation structure survival sympatric theory tion traits transposable elements variable variance vertebrates