Overview

Ever since the pioneering work of Darwin and Wallace, evolutionary biologists have attempted to understand the evolutionary dynamics of genetic systems. A range of theories on evolutionary ratesfrom static to gradual to punctuated to quantumhave been developed, primarily by comparing morphological changes over geological timescales as described in the fossil record. Recent studies, however, are beginning to change the way that we view evolutionary patterns and processes. New paleontological, experimental, molecular, and genomic investigations are providing a tremendous amount of novel data and fresh perspectives, offering valuable insights on the rates of evolutionary change, particularly in fast-evolving genetic systems. Rapidly Evolving Genes and Genetic Systems captures these recent exciting developments across a broad range of morphological, molecular, cellular, developmental, and genetic investigations in both natural and experimental populations over a diversity of life forms. The book provides a fascinating series of case studies that exemplify rapid evolution, and showcases the diversity of rapidly evolving genes and genetic systems, emphasizing the extremely important roles that they play in adaptation, speciation, and the generation and maintenance of a diversity of biological traits and properties. This exciting collection showcases the latest research of more than 50 eminent evolutionary biologists. It will be suitable for senior undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, and for all those interested in the study of evolution.

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Author:   Rama S. Singh (McMaster University, Canada) ,  Jianping Xu (McMaster University, Canada) ,  Rob J. Kulathinal (Temple University, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.772kg
ISBN:  

9780199642274

ISBN 10:   0199642273
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   28 June 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Richard Lewontin: Foreword Preface 1: Rama S. Singh, Jianping Xu, Rob J. Kulathinal: Introduction PART I: From Theory to Experiment 2: Sarah P. Otto: Theoretical perspectives on rapid evolutionary change 3: Mihai Albu, Amir R. Kermany, Donal A. Hickey: Recombination reshuffles the genotypic deck, thus accelerating the rate of evolution 4: Seiji Kumagai and Marcy K. Uyenoyama: Heterogeneity in neutral divergence across genomic regions induced by sex specific hybrid incompatibility 5: Jianping Xu: Rapid evolution in experimental populations of major life forms PART II: Rapidly Evolving Genetic Elements 6: Wilfried Haerty and G. Brian Golding: Rapid evolution of low complexity sequences and single amino acid repeats across Eukaryotes 7: Weilong Hao: Fast rates of evolution in bacteria due to horizontal gene transfer 8: Xuhua Xia: Rapid evolution of animal mitochondrial DNA 9: Kevin C. Roach, Benjamin D. Ross, Harmit S. Malik: Rapid evolution of centromeres and centromeric/ kinetochore proteins 10: Rebekah L. Rogers and Daniel L. Hartl: Rapid Evolution via chimeric genes 11: Manyuan Long, Maria D. Vibranovski, Yong E. Zhang: Evolutionary interactions between sex chromosomes and autosomes 12: Dara G. Torgerson and Ryan D. Hernandez: Evolutionary signatures in non-coding DNA PART III: Sex and Reproduction-Related Genetic Systems 13: Melody R. Palmer and Willie J. Swanson: Evolution of sperm-egg interaction 14: H. A. Lessios: Rates of sea urchin bindin evolution 15: Alex Wong and Mariana F. Wolfner: Evolution of Drosophila seminal proteins and their networks 16: Timothy L. Karr and Steve Dorus: Evolutionary genomics of the sperm proteome 17: Alberto Civetta: Fast evolution of reproductive genes: When is selection sexual? 18: Patrick M. O'Grady and Therese Ann Markow: Rapid morphological, behavioral, and ecological evolution in Drosophila: Comparisons between the endemic Hawaiian Drosophila and the cactophilic repleta species group 19: Timothy Y. James: Ancient yet fast: rapid evolution of mating genes and mating systems in Fungi PART IV: Pathogens and their Hosts 20: Brian P. Lazzaro and Andrew G. Clark: Rapid evolution of innate immune response genes 21: Ruifu Yang, Yujun Cui, Dongsheng Zhou: Rapid evolution of the plague pathogen 22: Wen-Ya Ko, Felicia Gomez, Sarah A. Tishkoff: Evolution of human erythrocyte-specific genes involved in malaria susceptibility PART V: From Gene Expression to Development to Speciation 23: Carlo G. Artieri: The rapid evolution of gene expression 24: Artyom Kopp: Rate variation in the evolution of development: A phylogenetic perspective 25: Michael L. Arnold, Jennafer A.P. Hamlin, Amanda N. Brothers, Evangeline S. Ballerini: Natural hybridization as a catalyst of rapid evolutionary change 26: Annika M. Moe, Wendy Clement, George D. Weiblen: Rapid evolution of pollinator-mediated plant reproductive isolation 27: Rob J. Kulathinal and Rama S. Singh: Sexual system genomics and speciation Index

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To the editors and authors credit, the book covers so much that there are many topics that will be eye-opening even to the most expert reader. Although the book is envisioned for readers with at least senior undergraduate studies, its depth and breadth make it of interest to all evolutionary biologists. Esther Betran, Evolution

Author Information

RAMA S. SINGH is a Professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada JIANPING XU is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada ROB J. KULATHINAL is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA USA

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