Gene Sharing and Evolution : : The Diversity of Protein Functions / / Joram Piatigorsky.
In Gene Sharing and Evolution Piatigorsky explores the generality and implications of gene sharing throughout evolution and argues that most if not all proteins perform a variety of functions in the same and in different species, and that this is a fundamental necessity for evolution.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2007 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. What Is "Gene Sharing"? -- 2. Multifunctions and Functional Shifts: Echos from the Past -- 3. The Elusive Concept of a "Gene" -- 4. Eyes and Lenses: Gene Sharing by Crystallins -- 5. The Enigmatic "Corneal Crystallins": Putative Cases of Gene Sharing -- 6. Gene Sharing as a Common Event: Many Multifunctional Proteins -- 7. Gene Sharing during Gene Expression -- 8. Gene Sharing As a Dynamic Evolutionary Process: Antifreeze Proteins and Hemoglobins -- 9. Gene Duplication and the Evolution of New Functions -- 10. Gene Sharing and Systems Biology: Implications and Speculations -- 11. Recapitulations: Ambiguities and Possibilities -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | In Gene Sharing and Evolution Piatigorsky explores the generality and implications of gene sharing throughout evolution and argues that most if not all proteins perform a variety of functions in the same and in different species, and that this is a fundamental necessity for evolution. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674042124 9783110756067 9783110442205 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674042124 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Joram Piatigorsky. |