Evolutionary GeneticsAuthored by an internationally prominent figure in the field, Evolutionary Genetics unites the molecular and population approaches to evolution to show how population genetics can be applied to real biological problems. It explores the mechanisms of evolution, covering basic population and quantitative genetics; evolutionary game theory; evolution of behavior; prokaryote evolution; evolution of genomes; sex, recombination, breeding systems, and sexual selection; speciation; and macroevolution. Throughout, science is viewed as a dynamic activity rather than a body of received doctrine, and current research is given a comprehensive treatment. End-of-chapter problems, with answers and explanations at the back of the book, along with computer projects, allow students to practice the skills central to problem-solving and model-making in population and evolution. |
Contents
Evolution in diploid populations | 31 |
The spread of a favourable gene | 40 |
Problems | 46 |
Copyright | |
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aa Aa alleles asexual assume bacteria caused cell chance chromosome coefficient of relatedness copy number deleterious mutations deme diploid Drosophila Drosophila melanogaster effects environment enzyme Equation eukaryotes evolution evolutionary evolve example expected number favourable female fertility fitness gametes gene frequency genetic variance genome genotype haploid Hardy-Weinberg ratio Hence heritability hermaphrodite heterosis heterozygotes homozygotes homozygous host hybrids identical inbred lines inbreeding increase individuals infected interactions introns lethal linkage disequilibrium linkage equilibrium loci locus males mating Maynard Smith meiosis melanogaster molecules mutation rate natural populations natural selection neutral number of copies occur offspring pair parasites parent parthenogenesis patch phages phenotype plants plasmid polymorphism possible probability produced protein random random-mating population rare recessive recombination relative replication SAN DIEGO sequence sex ratio sexual single speciation species stable strategies Suppose survive Table trait transmitted transposition transposons types variability viability virus viruses zygotes