Molecular And Genome Evolution

Author : Dan Graur
Publisher : Sinauer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1605354694

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Molecular and Genome Evolution by Dan Graur Pdf

This book describes the driving forces behind the evolutionary process at the molecular and genome levels, the effects of the various molecular mechanisms on the structure of genes, proteins, and genomes, the methodology and the analytical tools involved in dealing with molecular data from an evolutionary perspective, and the logic of evolutionary hypothesis testing. Evolutionary phenomena at the molecular level are detailed in a way that can be understood without much prerequisite knowledge of molecular biology, evolution, or mathematics. Numerous examples that support and clarify the theoretical arguments and methodological discussions are included.

Author : Cedric Chauve,Nadia El-Mabrouk,Eric Tannier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781447152989

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Models and Algorithms for Genome Evolution by Cedric Chauve,Nadia El-Mabrouk,Eric Tannier Pdf

This authoritative text/reference presents a review of the history, current status, and potential future directions of computational biology in molecular evolution. Gathering together the unique insights of an international selection of prestigious researchers, this must-read volume examines the latest developments in the field, the challenges that remain, and the new avenues emerging from the growing influx of sequence data. These viewpoints build upon the pioneering work of David Sankoff, one of the founding fathers of computational biology, and mark the 50th anniversary of his first scientific article. The broad spectrum of rich contributions in this essential collection will appeal to all computer scientists, mathematicians and biologists involved in comparative genomics, phylogenetics and related areas.

Author : Wen-Hsiung Li,Dan Graur
Publisher : Sinauer Associates, Incorporated
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D01933158O

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Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution by Wen-Hsiung Li,Dan Graur Pdf

An introductory text which strives to maintain the standards of the scientific method and to include quantitative treatments of the issues. Knowledge of molecular biology, evolution, and math is not prerequisite. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Paul G. Higgs,Teresa K. Attwood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118697061

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Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution by Paul G. Higgs,Teresa K. Attwood Pdf

In the current era of complete genome sequencing, Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution provides an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to bioinformatics in the context of evolutionary biology. This accessible text: provides a thorough examination of sequence analysis, biological databases, pattern recognition, and applications to genomics, microarrays, and proteomics emphasizes the theoretical and statistical methods used in bioinformatics programs in a way that is accessible to biological science students places bioinformatics in the context of evolutionary biology, including population genetics, molecular evolution, molecular phylogenetics, and their applications features end-of-chapter problems and self-tests to help students synthesize the materials and apply their understanding is accompanied by a dedicated website - www.blackwellpublishing.com/higgs - containing downloadable sequences, links to web resources, answers to self-test questions, and all artwork in downloadable format (artwork also available to instructors on CD-ROM). This important textbook will equip readers with a thorough understanding of the quantitative methods used in the analysis of molecular evolution, and will be essential reading for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and researchers in molecular biology, genetics, genomics, computational biology, and bioinformatics courses.

Author : Axel Meyer,Yves van de Peer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401002639

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Genome Evolution by Axel Meyer,Yves van de Peer Pdf

In the years since the publication of Susumu Ohno's 1970 landmark book Evolution by gene duplication tremendous advances have been made in molecular biology and especially in genomics. Studies of genome structure and function prerequisite to testing hypotheses of genome evolution were all but impossible until recent methodological advances. This book evaluates newly generated empirical evidence as it pertains to theories of genomic evolutionary patterns and processes. Tests of hypotheses using analyses of complete genomes, interpreted in a phylogenetic context, provide evidence regarding the relative importance of gene duplication. The alternative explanation is that the evolution of regulatory elements that control the expression of and interactions among genes has been a more important force in shaping evolutionary innovation. This collection of papers will be of interest to all academic and industry researchers working in the fields of molecular biology, biotechnology, genomics and genome centers.

Author : Maria Anisimova
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Evolutionary genetics
ISBN : 1617795828

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Evolutionary Genomics by Maria Anisimova Pdf

Author : Naruya Saitou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319926421

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Introduction to Evolutionary Genomics by Naruya Saitou Pdf

This authoritative textbook/reference presents a comprehensive introduction to the field of evolutionary genomics. The opening chapters describe the fundamental concepts in molecular biology and genome evolution for readers without any prior background in this area. This is followed by a detailed examination of genome evolution in various different groups of organisms. The text then concludes with a review of practical methods essential to researchers in the field. This updated and revised new edition also features historical perspectives on contributions to evolutionary genomics from related fields such as molecular evolution, genetics, and numerical taxonomy. Topics and features: introduces the basics of molecular biology, covering protein structure and diversity, as well as DNA replication, transcription, and translation; examines the phylogenetic relationships of DNA sequences, and the processes of mutation, neutral evolution, and natural selection; presents a brief evolutionary history of life, surveying the key features of the genomes of prokaryotes, eukaryotes, viruses and phages, vertebrates, and humans; reviews the various biological “omic” databases, and discusses the analysis of homologous nucleotide and amino acid sequences; provides an overview of the experimental sequencing of genomes and transcriptomes, and the construction of phylogenetic trees; describes methods for estimating of evolutionary distances, and performing studies of population genetics; supplies additional supporting material at an associated website. Serving as an indispensable textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses on evolutionary genomics, this accessible overview will also prove invaluable to researchers from both computer science and the biological sciences seeking a primer on the field.

Author : Scott Orland Rogers
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482230901

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Integrated Molecular Evolution by Scott Orland Rogers Pdf

Evolutionary biology has increasingly relied upon tools developed in molecular biology that allow for the structure and function of macromolecules to be used as data for exploring the patterns and processes of evolutionary change. Integrated Molecular Evolution, Second Edition is a textbook intended to expansively and comprehensive review evolutionary studies now routinely using molecular data. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded, and provides a basic summary of evolutionary biology as well as a review of current phylogenetics and phylogenomics. Reflecting a burgeoning pedagogical landscape, this new edition includes nearly double the number of chapters, including a new section on molecular and bioinformatic methods. Dedicated chapters were added on: Evolution of the genetic code Mendelian genetics and population genetics Natural selection Horizontal gene transfers Animal development and plant development Cancer Extraction of biological molecules Analytical methods Sequencing methods and sequencing analyses Omics Phylogenetics and phylogenetic networks Protein trafficking Human genomics More than 400 illustrations appear in this edition, doubling the number included in the first edition, and over 100 of these diagrams are now in color. The second edition combines and integrates extensive summaries of genetics and evolutionary biology in a manner that is accessible for students at either the graduate or undergraduate level. It also provides both the basic foundations of molecular evolution, such as the structure and function of DNA, RNA and proteins, as well as more advanced chapters reviewing analytical techniques for obtaining sequences, and interpreting and archiving molecular and genomic data.

Author : Pierre Pontarotti
Publisher : Springer
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319076232

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Evolutionary Biology: Genome Evolution, Speciation, Coevolution and Origin of Life by Pierre Pontarotti Pdf

This book includes the most essential contributions presented at the 17th Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Marseille, which took place in September 2013. It consists of 18 chapters organized according to the following categories: · Molecular and Genome Evolution · Phylogeography of Speciation and Coevolution · Exobiology and Origin of Life The aims of the annual meetings in Marseille, which bring together leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research, are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. Offering an overview of the latest findings in the field of evolutionary biology, this book represents an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students.

Author : J.J. Doyle,Brandon S. Gaut
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401142212

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Plant Molecular Evolution by J.J. Doyle,Brandon S. Gaut Pdf

Plant molecular biology has produced an ever-increasing flood of data about genes and genomes. Evolutionary biology and systematics provides the context for synthesizing this information. This book brings together contributions from evolutionary biologists, systematists, developmental geneticists, biochemists, and others working on diverse aspects of plant biology whose work touches to varying degrees on plant molecular evolution. The book is organized in three parts, the first of which introduces broad topics in evolutionary biology and summarizes advances in plant molecular phylogenetics, with emphasis on model plant systems. The second segment presents a series of case studies of gene family evolution, while the third gives overviews of the evolution of important plant processes such as disease resistance, nodulation, hybridization, transposable elements and genome evolution, and polyploidy.

Author : Giorgio Bernardi
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080461878

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Structural and Evolutionary Genomics by Giorgio Bernardi Pdf

Structural genomics is the study of the DNA of living organisms. Evolutionary genomics is the study of the history of the genome. These subjects are closely interlinked. They are approached in this book using as a guideline the investigations carried out in the author's laboratory, relevant literature is critically reviewed and some general conclusions are presented. The author and his collaborators have studied a vast number of genomes, ranging from prokaryotes to human, using different approaches, including physical chemistry of DNA, viral integration and molecular cytogenetics. As the subtitle indicates the book discusses the fundamental importance of natural selection in shaping genomes. In terms of numbers, neutral and nearly neutral mutations represent most mutations, but a "regional" control is exerted by natural selection (essentially negative or purifying selection). A "neo-selectionist" model is proposed for genome evolution. · Summarizes the existing knowledge on genome organization and evolution in a self-contained book · Discusses important open problem, without refraining from criticism whenever appropriate

Author : Pierre Pontarotti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642123405

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Evolutionary Biology - Concepts, Molecular and Morphological Evolution by Pierre Pontarotti Pdf

The annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseille aim to bring together leading scientists, promoting an exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge and the formation of inter-group collaborations. This book presents the most representative contributions to the 13th meeting, which was held in September 2009. It comprises 21 chapters, which are organized into the following three categories: • Evolutionary Biology Concepts • Genome/Molecular Evolution • Morphological Evolution/Speciation This book offers an up-to-date overview of evolutionary biology concepts and their use in the biology of the 21st century.

Author : Lindell Bromham
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : DNA.
ISBN : 9780198736363

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An Introduction to Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics by Lindell Bromham Pdf

Previous edition published as Reading the story in DNA: a beginner's guide to molecular evolution by Oxford University Press, 2008.

Author : Rene J. Herrera,Ralph Garcia-Bertrand,Francisco M. Salzano
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118876404

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Genomes, Evolution, and Culture by Rene J. Herrera,Ralph Garcia-Bertrand,Francisco M. Salzano Pdf

This book combines recent information and discoveries in the field of human molecular biology and human molecular evolution. It provides an interdisciplinary approach drawing together data from various diverse disciplines to address both the more classical anthropological content and the current more contemporary molecular focus of courses. Chapters include a history of human evolutionary genetics; the human genome structure and function; population structure and variability; gene and genomic dynamics; culture; health and disease; bioethics; future.

Author : Henry H. Heng
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128136362

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Genome Chaos by Henry H. Heng Pdf

Genome Chaos: Rethinking Genetics, Evolution, and Molecular Medicine transports readers from Mendelian Genetics to 4D-genomics, building a case for genes and genomes as distinct biological entities, and positing that the genome, rather than individual genes, defines system inheritance and represents a clear unit of selection for macro-evolution. In authoring this thought-provoking text, Dr. Heng invigorates fresh discussions in genome theory and helps readers reevaluate their current understanding of human genetics, evolution, and new pathways for advancing molecular and precision medicine. Bridges basic research and clinical application and provides a foundation for re-examining the results of large-scale omics studies and advancing molecular medicine Gathers the most pressing questions in genomic and cytogenomic research Offers alternative explanations to timely puzzles in the field Contains eight evidence-based chapters that discuss 4d-genomics, genes and genomes as distinct biological entities, genome chaos and macro-cellular evolution, evolutionary cytogenetics and cancer, chromosomal coding and fuzzy inheritance, and more