Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms

Toward a New Synthesis 50 Years After Stebbins

AvNational Academy of Sciences,Michael T. Clegg

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

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"The present book is intended as a progress report on [the] synthetic approach to evolution as it applies to the plant kingdom." With this simple statement, G. Ledyard Stebbins formulated the objectives of Variation and Evolution in Plants, published in 1950, setting forth for plants what became known as the "synthetic theory of evolution" or "the modern synthesis." The pervading conceit of the book was the molding of Darwin's evolution by natural selection within the framework of rapidly advancing genetic knowledge. At the time, Variation and Evolution in Plants significantly extended the scope of the science of plants. Plants, with their unique genetic, physiological, and evolutionary features, had all but been left completely out of the synthesis until that point. Fifty years later, the National Academy of Sciences convened a colloquium to update the advances made by Stebbins. This collection of 17 papers marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Stebbins' classic. Organized into five sections, the book covers: early evolution and the origin of cells, virus and bacterial models, protoctist models, population variation, and trends and patterns in plant evolution.

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Utgivningsdatum:2000-10-11
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:726 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:National Academies Press
ISBN:9780309070751

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Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Växtböcker inom Djur och Natur

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Francisco J. Ayala, Walter M. Fitch, and Michael T. Clegg, Editors; National Academy of Sciences

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Front MatterPart I EARLY EVOLUTION AND THE ORIGIN OF CELLS1 G. Ledyard Stebbins (19062000) - An Appreciation2 Solution to Darwin's Dilemma: Discovery of the Missing Precambrian Record of Life3 The Chimeric Eukaryote: Origin of the Nucleus from the Karyomastigont in Amitochondriate Protists4 Dynamic Evolution of Plant Mitochondrial Genomes: Mobile Genes and Introns and Highly Variable Mutation RatesPart II VIRAL AND BACTERIAL MODELS5 The Evolution of RNA Viruses: A Population Genetics View6 Effects of Passage History and Sampling Bias on Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Human Influenza A Evolution7 Bacteria are Different: Observations, Interpretations, Speculations, and Opinions About the Mechanisms of Adaptive Evolution in ProkaryotesPart III PROTOCTIST MODELS8 Evolution of RNA Editing in Trypanosome Mitochondria9 Population Structure and Recent Evolution of Plasmodium falciparumPart IV POPULATION VARIATION10 Transposons and Genome Evolution in Plants11 Maize as a Model for the Evolution of Plant Nuclear Genomes12 Flower Color Variation: A Model for the Experimental Study of Evolution13 Gene Genealogies and Population Variation in PlantsPart V TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN PLANT EVOLUTION14 Toward a New Synthesis: Major Evolutionary Trends in the Angiosperm Fossil Record15 Reproductive Systems and Evolution in Vascular Plants16 Hybridization as a Stimulus for the Evolution of Invasiveness in Plants?17 The Role of Genetic and Genomic Attributes in the Success of PolyploidsIndex

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