Evolution: The Four Billion Year WarThis text reviews current debates and outlines exciting areas of fundamental change in the growing field of evolutionary genetics. It also examines where molecular and traditional approaches will be useful and should be applied, and considers future developments and limitations. The book aims to persuade the reader to view the subject differently and to stimulate interest in questions still to be answered - the authors suggest a multi-method approach should be applied to evolutionary genetics. |
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Mutations the clay of evolution | 10 |
Changes in chromosome number | 38 |
Genetic changes in populations | 46 |
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adaptation advantage allele altruistic analysis anisogamy asexual bacterium behaviour benefit biology Chapter coevolution cytoplasmic diploid divergence DNA fingerprinting DNA sequences dominance Drosophila Ecology effect eggs eukaryotes eusociality evolution evolutionary evolve example favoured female choice female preference fitness frequency gametes gene flow genetic drift genome genotype habitat haploid heterozygote homozygotes host hybrid increase individuals inheritance insects interactions interspecific competition involved islands isolation kin selection ladybirds lineage loci locus males mating preferences medionigra meiosis meiotic drive melanic microsatellites minisatellite mitochondrial DNA molecular molecular clock molecule mutation rate natural selection neutral nucleotide observed occur offspring organisms P-elements pair parasite parental pattern phenotype phylogenetic phylogeny plants polymorphism population predators problem produce progeny protein random recombination regions reproductive success result ribosomal samples sex chromosomes sex ratio sexual selection single speciation species sperm spot number spread sterility tion trait tree ultra-selfish variability variation