Genes and Evolution

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-12-417194-7
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 412 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 750 g

Genes and Evolution, the latest volume in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, covers genes and evolution, with contributions from an international board of authors. The chapters provide a comprehensive set of reviews covering such topics as genes and plant domestication, gene networks, phenotypic loss in vertebrates, reproducible evolutionary changes, and epithelial tissue.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Orgogozo, Virginie

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.�The "Mendelian Gene� and the "Molecular Gene�: Two Relevant Concepts of Genetic Units
Virginie Orgogozo, Alexandre E. Peluffo and Baptiste Morizot
2.�The Genetic Basis of Pigmentation Differences Within and Between Drosophila Species
Jonathan Massey and Patricia J. Wittkopp
3.�To have and to Hold: Selection for Seed and Fruit Retention During Crop Domestication
Lin-Feng Li and Kenneth M. Olsen
4.�The Genetics Underlying Natural Variation in the Biotic Interactions of Arabidopsis Thaliana: The Challenges of Linking Evolutionary Genetics and Community Ecology
Fabrice Roux and Joy Bergelson
5.�Behavioral Genetic Toolkits: Towards the Evolutionary Origins of Complex Phenotypes
Clare C. Rittschof and Gene E. Robinson
6.�Identifying Co-Opted Networks and Causative Mutations in the Origin of Novel Complex Traits
Ant�nia Monteiro and Mainak Das Gupta
7.�Looking Beyond the Genes: The Interplay between Signaling Pathways and Mechanics in the Shaping and Diversification of Epithelial Tissues
S�verine Urdy, Nicolas Goudemand and Sophie Pantalacci
8.�Phenotypic Evolution with and Beyond Genome Evolution
Marie-Anne F�lix
9.�Human Phenotypic Diversity: An Evolutionary Perspective
Patricia Balaresque and Turi E. King

Über Autor(innen)

Orgogozo, Virginie
Institut Jacques Monod, Université Paris Diderot Bâtiment Buffon, France