Charles Richard Marshall - Evolution and Molecular Revolution
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This book makes available the proceedings of a symposium called Evolution and the Molecular Revolution held at the University of California, Los Angeles in October, 1994, and convened by the UCLA Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origins of Life (CSEOL). Presented at an appropriate level for first- or second-year college courses, the material provides an overview of our current understanding of the evolutionary process and shows, through a selection of in-depth examples, some of the most exciting advances that molecular biology brings to the study of evolution.
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Evolution and the molecular revolution / edited by Charles R. Marshall, J. William Schopf. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-86720-910-0 1. Evolution (Biology) 2. Molecular biology. 3. Genetics. I. Marshall, Charles Richard, 1961- . II. Schopf, J. William, 1941- . QH366.2.E8495 1995 575dc20 95-18551 CIP
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A Contribution of the IGPP Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life (CSEOL), University of California, Los Angeles
Photos for the Biographical Sketches courtesy of Richard Mantonya.
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Contents
Preface
vii
Biographical Sketches
viii
Chapter 1 Darwinism in an Age of Molecular Revolution
Charles R. Marshall
1
Introduction
1
Darwin's Evolution
1
The Principle of Frustration
3
The Theory of Evolution Is Not Like Physical Law
6
Significance of Darwin
7
Natural Selection without Evolution
10
Evolution without Selection
10
Explaining Today's BiosphereBeyond the Darwinian Syllogism?
12
The Molecular Revolution: Recognizing Species
13
Mitochondrial DNA and Intraspecific Relationships
15
Conservation Biology and the Case of the Dusky Seaside Sparrow
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