Mutation-Driven Evolution
Author:   Masatoshi Nei (Evan Pugh Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198724100


Pages:   262
Publication Date:   16 October 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Mutation-Driven Evolution


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Author:   Masatoshi Nei (Evan Pugh Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780198724100


ISBN 10:   0198724101
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   16 October 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Selectionism and Mutationism 2: Neo-Darwinism and Pan-Selectionism 3: Evolutionary Theories in the Neo-Darwinian Era 4: Molecular Evolution 5: Gene Duplication, Multigene Families, and Repetitive DNA Sequences 6: Evolution of Phenotypic Characters 7: Mutation and Selection in Speciation 8: Adaptation and Evolution 9: Mutation and Selection in Evolution 10: Summary and Conclusion

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[T]hose of us involved in evolution education and interested in conceptual issues relevant to evolution have a lot to learn from this book. Kostas Kampourakis, Science & Education


Author Information

Masatoshi Nei is a molecular evolutionary geneticist and has developed many statistical methods that are widely used for evolutionary studies at present. He has also studied human evolution and evolution of multigene families, immune systems genes, sensory receptor genes, etc. Masatoshi Nei is currently Evan Pugh Professor of Biology at the Pennsylvania State University and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He received numerous Awards including the International Prize for Biology from Japan and the Thomas Morgan Medal from the Genetics Society of America. Nei is a co-founder of the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution and served as President of the Society for the Study of Molecular Biology and Evolution and American Genetic Association.

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