Molecular Evolution / Edition 1

by Vadim A. Ratner, Andrey A. Zharkikh, Nikolay Kolchanov, Sergey N. Rodin, Viktor V. Solovyov

Overview

In 1970, Manfred Eigen initiated the study of the origin of self-reproducing systems of macromolecules and their evolution. Large-scale nucleotide sequencing (with computer methods) was introduced from 1977. The authors of this book, the first edition of which appeared (in Russian) in 1985, have been engaged in the research of the evolution of molecular genetic regulatory systems ever since those pioneering years. The book considers many fundamental problems of molecular biology, evolution, molecular genetic organization, the structure and function of macromolecules, always with the underlying motive of developing a unified theory. It describes many original, theoretical results as well as computational methods.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642081743
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/07/2010
Series:	Biomathematics , #24
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1996
Pages:	434
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Approaches and Problems.- 2. Dynamic Properties of Self-Reproducing Molecular Systems: Theoretical Analysis.- 3. The Origin and Evolution of the Genetic Coding-System.- 4. Methods for Studying the Evolution of Macromolecules.- 5. Theoretical Analysis of the Evolution of Genes and Proteins.- 6. The Structural Organization and Evolution of Macromolecules.- 7. The Principles of the Origin and Evolution of Genomes.- 8. Genosystematics.- Addendum.- Conclusion.- References.- References — Addendum.