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Rapidly Evolving Genes and Genetic Systems
Edited by Rama S. Singh, Jianping Xu, and Rob J. Kulathinal
312 pages
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Numerous black and white illustrations
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246x189mm
978-0-19-964227-4
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Hardback
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28 June 2012
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- Provides the most comprehensive coverage of perspectives available on evolutionary rates with respect to the breadth of genetic mechanisms, evolutionary processes, and topical case histories
- Includes a range of biological approaches: theoretical , observational, and experimental
- Discusses an array of topics from the individual gene level to sets of related traits and developmental pathways
- Includes examples and case studies across a diversity of taxa: bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals (including humans)
- Contributions from internationally recognized leaders in the field
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.Readership: This research level text is suitable for senior undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, and anyone interested in evolutionary biology.
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Edited by Rama S. Singh, McMaster University, Canada, Jianping Xu, McMaster University, Canada, and Rob J. Kulathinal, Temple University, USA 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 Contributors:
Mihai Albu, Concordia University, Canada
Michael L. Arnold, University of Georgia, USA
Carlo G. Artieri, Stanford University, USA
Evangeline S. Ballerini, University of Georgia, USA
Amanda N. Brothers, University of Georgia, USA
Alberto Civetta, University of Winnipeg, Canada
Andrew G. Clark, Cornell University, USA
Wendy Clement, Yale University, USA
Yujun Cui, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, China
Steve Dorus,
University of Bath, UK
G. Brian Golding, McMaster University, Canada
Felicia Gomez, University of Pennsylvania, USA and The George Washington University, USA
Wilfried Haerty, McMaster University, Canada
Jennafer A. P. Hamlin, University of Georgia, USA
Weilong Hao, Wayne State University, USA
Daniel L. Hartl, Harvard University, USA
Ryan D. Hernandez, University of California - San Francisco, USA
Donal A. Hickey, Concordia University, Canada
Timothy Y. James, University of Michigan, USA
Timothy L. Karr, Arizona State University, USA
Amir R. Kermany, Concordia University, Canada
Wen-Ya Ko, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Artyom Kopp, University of
California - Davis, USA
Rob J. Kulathinal, Temple University, USA
Seiji Kumagai, Duke University, USA
Brian P. Lazzaro, Cornell University, USA
H. A. Lessios, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama
Manyuan Long, The University of Chicago, USA
Harmit S. Malik, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
Therese Ann Markow, University of California - San Diego, USA
Annika M. Moe, Syracuse University, USA
Patrick M. O'Grady, University of California - Berkeley, USA
Sarah P. Otto, University of British Columbia, Canada
Melody R. Palmer, University of Washington, USA
Kevin C. Roach, University of Washington, USA
Rebekah L. Rogers, University of
California - Irvine, USA
Benjamin D. Ross, University of Washington, USA
Rama S. Singh, McMaster University, Canada
Willie J. Swanson, University of Washington, USA
Sarah A. Tishkoff, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Dara G. Torgerson, University of Chicago, USA
Marcy K. Uyenoyama, Duke University, USA
Maria D. Vibranovski, The University of Chicago, USA
George D. Weiblen, University of Minnesota, USA
Mariana F. Wolfner, Cornell University, USA
Alex Wong, Carleton University, Canada
Xuhua Xia, University of Ottawa, Canada
Jianping Xu, McMaster University, Canada
Ruifu Yang, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, China
Yong
E. Zhang, The University of Chicago, USA
Dongsheng Zhou, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, China
Kirk S. Zigler, Sewanee: The University of the South, USA
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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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