Genes and evolution

Author(s)

• Orgogozo, Virginie

Bibliographic Information

Genes and evolution

edited by Virginie Orgogozo

（Current topics in developmental biology / edited by A.A. Moscona, Alberto Monroy, v. 119）

Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2016

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Genes and Evolution, the latest volume in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, covers genes and evolution, with contributions from an international board of authors. The chapters provide a comprehensive set of reviews covering such topics as genes and plant domestication, gene networks, phenotypic loss in vertebrates, reproducible evolutionary changes, and epithelial tissue.

Table of Contents

1. The "Mendelian Gene" and the "Molecular Gene": Two Relevant Concepts of Genetic Units Virginie Orgogozo, Alexandre E. Peluffo and Baptiste Morizot 2. The Genetic Basis of Pigmentation Differences Within and Between Drosophila Species Jonathan Massey and Patricia J. Wittkopp 3. To have and to Hold: Selection for Seed and Fruit Retention During Crop Domestication Lin-Feng Li and Kenneth M. Olsen 4. The Genetics Underlying Natural Variation in the Biotic Interactions of Arabidopsis Thaliana: The Challenges of Linking Evolutionary Genetics and Community Ecology Fabrice Roux and Joy Bergelson 5. Behavioral Genetic Toolkits: Towards the Evolutionary Origins of Complex Phenotypes Clare C. Rittschof and Gene E. Robinson 6. Identifying Co-Opted Networks and Causative Mutations in the Origin of Novel Complex Traits Antonia Monteiro and Mainak Das Gupta 7. Looking Beyond the Genes: The Interplay between Signaling Pathways and Mechanics in the Shaping and Diversification of Epithelial Tissues Severine Urdy, Nicolas Goudemand and Sophie Pantalacci 8. Phenotypic Evolution with and Beyond Genome Evolution Marie-Anne Felix 9. Human Phenotypic Diversity: An Evolutionary Perspective Patricia Balaresque and Turi E. King

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Details

• NCID: BB21570074
• ISBN:
  • 9780124171947
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Amsterdam
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 401 p., [17] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • FREE : Evolutionary genetics
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305828