Carroll / Grenier / Weatherbee From DNA to Diversity

Molecular Genetics and the Evolution of Animal Design
2. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-68520-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

In this landmark work, the author team led by Dr. Sean Carrollpresents the general principles of the genetic basis ofmorphological change through a synthesis of evolutionary biologywith genetics and embryology. In this extensively revised secondedition, the authors delve into the latest discoveries,incorporating new coverage of comparative genomics, molecularevolution of regulatory proteins and elements, and microevolutionof animal development.
* An accessible text, focusing on the most well-known genes,developmental processes and taxa.
* Builds logically from developmental genetics and regulatorymechanisms to evolution at different genetic morphologicallevels.
* Adds major insights from recent genome studies, new evo-devobiology research findings, and a new chapter on models of variationand divergence among closely related species.
* Provides in-depth focus on key concepts through well-developedcase studies.
* Features clear, 4-color illustrations and photographs, chaptersummaries, references and a glossary.
* Presents the research of Dr. Carroll, a pioneer in the fieldand the past president of the Society for DevelopmentalBiology.
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Autoren/Hrsg.

Carroll, Sean B.

Grenier, Jennifer K.

Weatherbee, Scott D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
1. A Brief History of Animals.
2. The Genetic Toolkit for Development.
3. Building Animals.
4. Evolution of the Toolkit.
5. Diversification of Body Plans and Body Parts.
6. Evolution of Morphological Novelties.
7. Morphological Variation and Species Divergence.
8. From DNA to Diversity: The Primacy of RegulatoryEvolution.
Glossary.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sean B. Carroll is currently an investigator of the HowardHughes Medical Institute and Professor of Molecular Biology andGenetics at the University of Wisconsin. His research for the pasttwenty years has focused on the genetics of animal development andevolution, and yielded many original discoveries as to themechanisms underlying the making and evolution of animalform.
Jennifer K. Grenier is currently a senior scientist inthe Microarray Group at Mirus Corporation in Madison, Wisconsin.Her scientific interests include the evolution of development,comparative genomics, and innovative technologies for functionalgenomics research.
Scott D. Weatherbee is a research fellow at the MemorialSloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He studies thedevelopmental genetics of limb formation and patterning.