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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... gene products are degraded relative to the rate of synthesis . There is evidence that each of these operates in particular instances . In bacteria , the expression of many genes is regulated at the level of tran- scription . In many ...
... gene products are degraded relative to the rate of synthesis . There is evidence that each of these operates in particular instances . In bacteria , the expression of many genes is regulated at the level of tran- scription . In many ...
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... gene copies at a locus . If all matings , including self - fertilization , are equally probable , the likelihood that in generation t , a given gene will unite with a gene from the same parent that is identical by descent is 1 / 2N ...
... gene copies at a locus . If all matings , including self - fertilization , are equally probable , the likelihood that in generation t , a given gene will unite with a gene from the same parent that is identical by descent is 1 / 2N ...
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... gene flow has the effect of homogenizing the genetic composition ( Box D ) , so that if gene flow is the only factor operating ( i.e. , if population sizes are so large that genetic drift may be ignored and if the alleles are ...
... gene flow has the effect of homogenizing the genetic composition ( Box D ) , so that if gene flow is the only factor operating ( i.e. , if population sizes are so large that genetic drift may be ignored and if the alleles are ...
Sommario
CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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