Gene Sharing and Evolution : : The Diversity of Protein Functions /

Gene Sharing and Evolution : : The Diversity of Protein Functions / / Joram Piatigorsky.

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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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Piatigorsky, Joram,
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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Table of Contents:
  • 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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