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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... genome , and may either be replicated with it , or use the biochemical machinery of the host to make free copies of themselves and a protein coat . The mature virus particles , consisting of a nucleic acid surrounded by protein , burst ...
... genome , and may either be replicated with it , or use the biochemical machinery of the host to make free copies of themselves and a protein coat . The mature virus particles , consisting of a nucleic acid surrounded by protein , burst ...
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... GENOME The DNA content per haploid genome varies enormously among organisms , even among closely related species ( Figure 3 in Chapter 3 ) . In itself , the amount of DNA has few discernible effects on an organism's phenotype , except ...
... GENOME The DNA content per haploid genome varies enormously among organisms , even among closely related species ( Figure 3 in Chapter 3 ) . In itself , the amount of DNA has few discernible effects on an organism's phenotype , except ...
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... genome , v is the excision rate , p is the length of the protected territory and L is the total map length of the host's genome . The selective advantage is likely to be exceedingly small - about ñu2 , where u is about 10 - unless p is ...
... genome , v is the excision rate , p is the length of the protected territory and L is the total map length of the host's genome . The selective advantage is likely to be exceedingly small - about ñu2 , where u is about 10 - unless p is ...
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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