| Description |
xii, 401 pages, 18 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Current topics in developmental biology ; volume 119
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Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 119.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| Summary |
"This volume of Current Topics in Developmental Biology is being published at a time when many research laboratories are focusing on the evolution of diverse phenotypic traits and trying to dissect their genetic basis. A wide array of powerful methods have been developed in recent years to find the genes and the mutations responsible for evolutionary changes, so that empirical data on the "loci of evolution" are accumulating at a fast pace. The field of evolutionary genetics has now moved from pure theoretical computations of changes in allele frequencies in populations to assessments of the actual mutations that occurred in populations and that cause observable changes in phenotype, bringing up new ideas and new questions. Each chapter provides an overview of current knowledge and ongoing research on the genes and the mutations responsible for phenotypic evolution in different areas of investigation. As a whole this volume constitutes a remarkable material to reflect on our current state of research and to try to detect new future explanatory frameworks and ideas to be discovered from our examination of the genes and the mutations responsible for evolution"--Publisher description. |
| Contents |
Chapter One - The “Mendelian Gene” and the “Molecular Gene”: Two Relevant Concepts of Genetic Units / V. Orgogozo, A.E. Peluffo, B. Morizot -- Chapter Two - The Genetic Basis of Pigmentation Differences Within and Between Drosophila Species / J.H. Massey, P.J. Wittkopp -- Chapter Three - To Have and to Hold: Selection for Seed and Fruit Retention During Crop Domestication / L.-F. Li, K.M. Olsen -- Chapter Four - The Genetics Underlying Natural Variation in the Biotic Interactions of Arabidopsis thaliana: The Challenges of Linking Evolutionary Genetics and Community Ecology / F. Roux, J. Bergelson -- -- Chapter Five - Behavioral Genetic Toolkits: Toward the Evolutionary Origins of Complex Phenotypes / C.C. Rittschof, G.E. Robinson -- Chapter Six - Identifying Coopted Networks and Causative Mutations in the Origin of Novel Complex Traits / A. Monteiro, M.D. Gupta -- Chapter Seven - Looking Beyond the Genes: The Interplay Between Signaling Pathways and Mechanics in the Shaping and Diversification of Epithelial Tissues / S. Urdy, N. Goudemand, S. Pantalacci -- Chapter Eight - Phenotypic Evolution With and Beyond Genome Evolution / M.-A. Félix -- Chapter Nine - Human Phenotypic Diversity: An Evolutionary Perspective / P. Balaresque, T.E. King |
| Subject |
Evolutionary genetics.
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Evolutionary genetics. |
| ISBN |
012417194X |
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9780124171947 |
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