Chapter 20. Modularity and Dissipation in Evolution of Macromolecular Structures, Functions, and Networks
- Gustavo Caetano-Anollés
Published Online: 12 JUL 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9780470570418.ch20
Copyright © 2010 Wiley-Blackwell.
Book Title
Evolutionary Genomics and Systems Biology
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How to Cite
Caetano-Anollés, G., Yafremava, L. and Mittenthal, J. E. (2010) Modularity and Dissipation in Evolution of Macromolecular Structures, Functions, and Networks, in Evolutionary Genomics and Systems Biology (ed G. Caetano-Anollés), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470570418.ch20
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Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 12 JUL 2010
- Published Print: 1 MAR 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470195147
Online ISBN: 9780470570418
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Keywords:
- modularity and dissipation in macromolecular structure, function and network evolution;
- biological structure - emergent property of dissipative systems;
- information dissipation and modularity - pervading structures in biology
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Biological Structure as an Emergent Property of Dissipative Systems
Information and Its Dissipation
Time, Thermodynamic Irreversibility, and Growth of Order in the Universe
Information Dissipation and Modularity Pervade Structure in Biology
Modularity and Dissipation in Protein Evolution
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References