Evolutionary Biology

Erscheinungsjahr 1991
ISBN: 978-1-55938-303-5
Verlag: Elsevier BV

Buch, Englisch, 348 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 665 g

Volume 1 of the series Fundamentals of Medical Cell Biology is devoted to evolutionary biology. This is presented in two parts: in the first, the structure and dynamics of RNA, DNA, and protein are dealt with. The second part is concerned with the origins and cellular basis of life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bittar, Edward

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Zellbiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Humanbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents. List of Contributors. Preface (E.E. Bittar). I Principles of Self-Assembly and Formation of Supramolecular Biological Systems. DNA Structure and Polymorphism (D.M.J. Lilley). RNA: Structure, organization, and Dynamics (B. Ehresmann and C. Ehresmann). Proteins: Structure, Organization, and Dynamics (R.B. Honzatko). II The Origins and Cellular Basis of Life. Determination and Freedom in Early Evolution (K. Dose). A Kit to Produce an Artificial Human Chromosome (A. Lima-de-Faria). The Evolution of RNA and Protein as Catalysts (L.A. Fothergill-Gilmore). The Evolution of the Mittochondrial Genome (H. de Vries). The Evolution of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells (T. Cavalier-Smith). The Autoevolution of the Human Species (A. Lima-de-Faria). Author Index. Subject Index.