Process and Pattern in Evolution

by Charlotte J. Avers

This textbook examines a broad range of topics covered in evolutionary biology courses. Part one sets the historical, physical, and chemical framework for the origin of life, and provides in-depth coverage of genome evolution, metabolic pathways, the genetic code, and cellular organization in primeval life. Part two concentrates on the genetic processes underlying the diversity of gene organization, function, and expression; adaptation and neutral...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195052757
• ISBN13: 9780195052756
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.8" x 9.6"