Evolutionary Biology: Self/Nonself Evolution, Species and Complex Traits Evolution, Methods and Concepts

ISBN-13: 9783319871134 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 396 str.

Pierre Pontarotti

Spis treści

Part I: Self/Nonself Evolution, ​A new view of how MHC class I molecules fight disease: generalists and specialists.- Evolution and diversity of defensins in vertebrates.- Interdependencies between the adaptation and interference modules guide efficient CRISPR-Cas immunity.- How the other half lives: CRISPR-Cas’s influence on bacteriophages.- Hidden Silent Codes in Viral Genomes.- Self and Non-Self from a Genomic Perspective: Transposable Elements.- Mammalian-specific traits generated by LTR retrotransposon-derived SIRH genes.- Part II: Species Evolution and Evolution of Complex Traits, The life history of domesticated genes illuminates the evolution of novel mammalian genes.- Evolution of Complex Traits in Human Populations.- The descent of bison.- Convergent and parallel evolution in early Glires (Mammalia).- Reductive evolution of apicomplexan parasites from phototrophic an-cestors.- Part III : Methods and Concepts, Evolution of milk oligosaccharides and their function in monotremes and marsupials.- Mechanistic Models of Protein Evolution.- Genome-wide screens for molecular convergent evolution in mammals.- Assessing evolutionary potential in tree species through ecology-informed genome screening.- Evolutionary constraints on coding sequences at the nucleotidic level: a statistical physics approach.- Case studies of seven gene families with unusual high retention rate since the Vertebrate and Teleost Whole Genome Duplications.

O autorze

Pierre Pontarotti

Evolution Biologique et Modélisation

Aix Marseille Université / CNRS

Marseille, France

Blurb

This book presents 19 selected contributions to the 20^th Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Marseille, which took place in September 2016. They are grouped under the following major themes:

·       Self/Nonself Evolution

·       Species Evolution and Evolution of Complex Traits

·       Methods and Concepts

The aims of the annual meetings in Marseille – which bring together leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research – are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. Offering a revealing overview of the latest findings in the field of evolutionary biology, this book represents an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students alike.