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Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics
A Brief History of Shifting Paradigms
- 1st Edition - January 18, 2014
- Author: John C. Avise
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 2 0 1 6 6 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 2 0 2 3 7 - 5
Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics is a pithy, lively book occupying a special niche—the conceptual history of evolutionary genetics— not inhabited by any other ava… Read more
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Request a sales quoteConceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics is a pithy, lively book occupying a special niche—the conceptual history of evolutionary genetics— not inhabited by any other available treatment. Written by a world-leading authority in evolutionary genetics, this work encapsulates and ranks 70 of the most significant paradigm shifts in evolutionary biology and genetics during the century-and-a-half since Darwin and Mendel. The science of evolutionary genetics is central to all of biology, but many students and other practitioners have little knowledge of its historical roots and conceptual developments. This book fills that knowledge gap in a thought-provoking and readable format.
This fascinating chronological journey along the many conceptual pathways to our modern understanding of evolutionary and genetic principles is a wonderful springboard for discussions in undergraduate or graduate seminars in evolutionary biology and genetics. But more than that, anyone interested in the history and philosophy of science will find much of value between its covers.
- Provides a relative ranking of 70 seminal breakthroughs and paradigm shifts in the field of evolutionary biology and genetics
- Modular format permits ready access to each described subject
- Historical overview of a field whose concepts are central to all of biology and relevant to a broad audience of biologists, science historians, and philosophers of science
- Extensively cross-referenced with a guide to landmark papers and books for each topic
Biologists, geneticists, evolutionary biologists, developmental biologists, and researchers in, as well as students and academics in these areas and professional scientist in many subfields of biology, such as medicine, paleontology, ethology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and sociology.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
References
Part I: The First 50 Years (1859–1910): Laying the Foundations
Part I. The First 50 Years (1859–1910): Laying the Foundations
Chapter 1. 1859 Whose Handiwork?
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 2. 1861 Spontaneous Generation
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
Further Reading
Chapter 3. 1865 The Nature of Heredity
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
Reference
Chapter 4. 1871 Pre-copulatory Sexual Selection
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 5. 1875 Nature versus Nurture
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 6. 1876 Biogeography
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 7. 1889 Germ Plasm
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 8. 1902 The Etiology of Disabilities
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 9. 1902 Autosomes
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 10. 1905 Epistasis
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 11. 1908 Hardy-Weinberg
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 12. 1909 Genotype versus Phenotype
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 13. 1909 Non-Mendelian Inheritance
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 14. 1910 Sex Chromosomes
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Part II: The Next 50 Years (1910–1960): Expanding the Foundations
Part II. The Next 50 Years (1910–1960): Expanding the Foundations
Chapter 15. 1912 Continental Drift
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 16. 1915 Homeotic Genes
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 17. 1927 Mutation
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 18. 1930 Sex Ratio
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 19. 1932 End of a Debate
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 20. 1935 Biological Species
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 21. 1937 Modern Synthesis
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 22. 1942 Epigenetics
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 23. 1944 Genetic Material
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 24. 1950 Jumping Genes
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 25. 1952 Pluripotency
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References And Further Reading
Chapter 26. 1952 Aging
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 27. 1953 Origins of Life
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 28. 1954 Hybridization
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 29. 1954 Life’s Antiquity
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 30. 1956 Evolution in Action
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Part III: The 1960s and 1970s: Dawn of the Molecular Era
Part III. The 1960s and 1970s: Dawn of the Molecular Era
Chapter 31. 1963 Molecular Phylogeny
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 32. 1964 Kin Selection
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 33. 1964 Coevolution
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 34. 1965 Molecular Clocks
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 35. 1966 Cladistics
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 36. 1966 Individual Selection
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 37. 1966 Genetic Variation
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 38. 1967 Organelle Origins
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 39. 1968 Genomic Structure
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 40. 1968 Neutrality Theory
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 41. 1969 Gene Regulation
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 42. 1970 The Flow of Information
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 43. 1970 Post-copulatory Sexual Selection
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 44. 1972 Jerky Evolution
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 45. 1972 Recombinant DNA
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 46. 1974 Parent–Offspring Conflict
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 47. 1975 Human Genomic Uniqueness
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 48. 1976 Selfish Genes
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 49. 1977 Split Genes
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 50. 1977 Domains of Life
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 51. 1979 Phylogeography
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 52. 1979 Exaptations
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 53. 1979 Genetic Code
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Part IV: Post-1980: Elaborating and Revisiting the Foundations
Part IV. Post-1980: Elaborating and Revisiting the Foundations
Chapter 54. 1980 Microbial Clonality
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 55. 1982 Catalyzing New Thoughts
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 56. 1982 Game Theory
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 57. 1983 Conservation Genetics
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 58. 1984 DNA Fingerprinting and Mating Systems
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 59. 1987 Humans Out of Africa
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 60. 1989 Fossil DNA
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 61. 1991 Phylogenetic Character Mapping
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 62. 1992 Evolutionary Psychology
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 63. 1993 Regulatory RNAs
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 64. 1994 Darwinian Medicine
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 65. 1999 Lateral Transfer in the Web of Life
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 66. 2001 Genomic Sequencing
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 67. 2003 Barcoding Life
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 68. 2003 Functional Pseudogenes
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 69. 2004 Adaptive Speciation
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Chapter 70. 2010 Comparative Genomics
The Standard Paradigm
The Conceptual Revolution
References and Further Reading
Epilogue
Glossary
Index
- No. of pages: 184
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 18, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124201668
- eBook ISBN: 9780124202375
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John C. Avise
John C. Avise is a Distinguished Professor at the University of California at Irvine, and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. His research utilizes molecular markers to study the ecology and evolution of wild animals on topics ranging from genetic parentage and mating behaviors to gene flow, hybridization, phylogeography, speciation, and phylogeny. He has published more than 340 scientific articles and 25 books on a wide variety of evolutionary genetic topics.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California at Irvine, CA, USARead Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics on ScienceDirect