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Book SynopsisPublished by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press. This book describes the dynamics of evolutionary change at the molecular level, the driving forces behind the evolutionary process, the effects of the various molecular mechanisms on the structure of genes, proteins, and genomes, the methodology involved in dealing with molecular data from an evolutionary perspective, and the logic of molecular hypothesis testing. The second edition incorporates newly acquired evolutionary insight from genome projects involving bacteria, plants, and animals, as well as analytical tools that have been developed and perfected in the last decade, and has been brought up to date in line with the many advances in genomics, protein engineering, computational biology, and bioinformatics.The authors explain evolutionary phenomena at the molecular level in a way that can be understood without much prerequisite knowledge of molecular biology, evolution, or mathematics. Both mathematical and intuitive explanations are provided, and examples that support and clarify the many theoretical arguments and methodological discussions are included.
Trade ReviewFundamentals Of Molecular Evolution can serve both as an excellent text book for students of different biological disciplines and as a very useful introduction into molecular evolution for professional readers. Undoubtedly, this book should be an essential purchase for all libraries in higher education institutions with biology departments. * V. N. Ksenzenko and Y. A. Trotsenko, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology *
Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Genes, Genetic Codes, and Mutation.- Dynamics of Genes in Populations.- Evolutionary Change in Nucleotide Sequences.- Rates and Patterns of Nucleotide Substitution.- Molecular Phylogenetics.- Gene Duplication, Exon Shuffling, and Concerted Evolution.- Evolution by Transposition.- Genome Evolution.- Appendix I. Timetables of Evolution.- Appendix II. Basics of Probability.- Literature Cited.- Subject Index.- Appendix I: Spatial and Temporal Frameworks of the Evolutionary Process.- Appendix II: Basics of Probability.- Literature Cited.- Index.- Taxonomic Index.
