EvolutionCornell University Press, 1999 - 166 páginas Provides a concise and engaging summary of modern evolutionary theory, for students and general readers with little or no formal training in science. Explains variations within species, heredity, genetics and variation, and mutation, and discusses natural selection theory, the origin of species, and speciation in the Galapagos Islands. Examines the origin and early evolution of life and of humanity, and discusses the intersection of science and politics. Includes a "who's who" of key figures with bandw photos and portraits, plus a glossary. The first edition was published in 1978. This second edition contains new chapters on neural and gene evolution, and emphasis on molecular evolution. The author was retired from the paleontology department of The Natural History Museum in London. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... haemoglobin gene family 5 Genetics and variation 24 5.1 Sterility of hybrids 5.2 Individuals are unique 5.3 Multiple alleles 25 5.4 Crossing - over 27 10.2 Gene duplication and gene conversion 24 10.3 More gene families 24 Summary 10.4 ...
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alleles Alu sequences amino acids ancestral animals and plants apes Archaea asexual bacteria base pairs beta haemoglobin biology birds breeding cell chain chimpanzees chloroplasts chromosome mutations chromosomes coding contain crossing-over Darwin Darwin's finches descendants diploid divergence DNA sequences dominant Drosophila environment enzyme eukaryotes evolutionary example explain favourable females fertility Figure fossils function Galapagos gametes gamma gene family genetic drift genotype globin gorillas groups Gulls haemoglobin haemoglobin gene haploid harmful mutation heterozygotes homologous homozygotes human hybrid individual inherited insects introns islands lemur Lesser Black-backed Gull lineage males mammals meiosis melanic Mendel million years ago mitochondria mitosis molecular molecule natural selection neutral mutation non-coding nucleus occur offspring organisms Origin of Species oxygen parent peas peppered moths phenotype point mutations polymorphism polyploid population produce prokaryotes protein pseudogene recessive relationship reproduction Section sexual sperm subspecies tion tree triplet variation vertebrates