Origin and Evolution of New Gene Functions: 10 (Contemporary Issues in Genetics and Evolution, 10) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402013965 ISBN 13: 9781402013966

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

This work addresses the origin and evolution of new gene functions. Although interest in evolutionary novelties can be traced back to the time of Darwin, the appreciation and systematical experimental pursuit of the origin and evolution of new gene functions did not appear until the early 1990s. Sixteen chapters from pioneers and leading scientists in this emerging field provide overviews of how new genes with novel functions originated and evolved. Broad issues related to new gene evolution are analyzed, ranging from molecular mechanisms to population genetics to theoretical conjecture of the minimum building blocks for protein diversity. Both insightful reviews and original results of theoretical and experimental analyses are presented, which should be valuable for researchers and students in further pursuit of the field of new gene evolution.

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Synopsis

This is the first book addressing origin and evolution of new gene functions. Although interest in evolutionary novelties can be traced back to the time of Darwin, the appreciation and systematical experimental pursuit of the origin and evolution of new gene functions did not appear until the early years of the last decade. Sixteen chapters from pioneers and leading scientists in this newly emerging field provide overviews of how new genes with novel functions originated and evolved. Broad issues related to new gene evolution are analyzed, ranging from molecular mechanisms to population genetics to theoretical conjecture of the minimum building blocks for protein diversity. Both insightful reviews and new original results of theoretical and experimental analyses were presented, which are valuable for researchers and students in further pursuit of the fascinating field of new gene evolution.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402013965
• ISBN 13: 9781402013966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 204
• Editor: Manyuan Long