Molecular Evolution

  1. Cecilia Saccone,
  2. Graziano Pesole

Published Online: 28 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/0471722723.ch7

Handbook of Comparative Genomics: Principles and Methodology

Handbook of Comparative Genomics: Principles and Methodology

How to Cite

Saccone, C. and Pesole, G. (2005) Molecular Evolution, in Handbook of Comparative Genomics: Principles and Methodology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471722723.ch7

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
  2. Published Print: 24 JAN 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471391289

Online ISBN: 9780471722724

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Keywords:

  • genome hypothesis;
  • eukaryotic cell;
  • introns

Summary

The prelims comprise:

  • Introduction

  • Evolution of Genome Size

  • Role of Base Composition in Evolution

  • Evolution of the Prokaryotic Genome

  • From Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes

  • From Unicellular to Multicellular State

  • Evolution of the Nuclear Genome