Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution

by Dan Graur, Wen-Hsiung Li, Wen-Hsiung Li Li

Book Overview

This book describes the dynamics of evolutionary change at the molecular level, the driving forces behind the evolutionary process, the effects of the various molecular mechanisms on the structure of genes, proteins, and genomes, the methodology involved in dealing with molecular data from an evolutionary perspective, and the logic of molecular hypothesis testing. The second edition incorporates newly acquired evolutionary insight from genome projects involving bacteria, plants, and animals, as well as analytical tools that have been developed and perfected in the last decade, and has been brought up to date in line with the many advances in genomics, protein engineering, computational biology, and bioinformatics.

The authors explain evolutionary phenomena at the molecular level in a way that can be understood without much prerequisite knowledge of molecular biology, evolution, or mathematics. Both mathematical and intuitive explanations are provided, and examples that support and clarify the many theoretical arguments and methodological discussions are included.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878932666
• ISBN13: 9780878932665
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates Is an Imprint of Oxford Un
• Length: 439 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.2" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Good info, easy to understand

I ordered this to go along with a class on molecular systematics and evolution. So far it has been great. I haven't had a genetics class in a while, but I'm having no trouble following the reading. I'd definately recommend this book to anyone else new to the field of who is looking for a good desk reference.

One of the best out there

This is probably one of the best if not the best for beginners. I used this in grad school and reccommend this to all budding molecular evolutionists.

good text

I't a required text book. I've been using it for about 3 weeks. It gives good discription for bioinformatics problems.

Very interesting...

I read this book for pleasure, and I found it very informative since I was interested in the subject matter prior to buying it. It is mathematically intense at parts, and I skipped those parts. Well worth the money if you have a passion or budding interest in this field.

In depth, informative

This is a very complex, indepth, informative book on molecular and genetic evolution. Explainations of genetic drift, mutation rates, times to fixation, patterns in evolutionary changes. Lots of statistical information on how allele frequencies change. Written for a knowledgable audiance with a good understanding of evolution and genetics. Gives informative understanding of trends in evolution beyond natural selection. Supports neutral theory of evolution quite strongly.