03149nam 2200625Ia 450 991046550820332120200520144314.00-19-191923-30-19-158600-5(CKB)2560000000072657(EBL)684606(OCoLC)714569779(SSID)ssj0000638132(PQKBManifestationID)11380519(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000638132(PQKBWorkID)10707409(PQKB)11515340(MiAaPQ)EBC684606(StDuBDS)EDZ0002338290(Au-PeEL)EBL684606(CaPaEBR)ebr10464134(EXLCZ)99256000000007265719971124d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe major transitions in evolution[electronic resource] /John Maynard Smith and Eörs SzathmáryOxford ;New York Oxford University Press19971 online resource (361 p.)Oxford scholarship onlineOriginally published: Oxford : W.H. Freeman/Spektrum, 1995.0-19-850294-X Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover; Contents; List of tables; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 What is life?; 3 Chemical evolution; 4 The evolution of templates; 5 The chicken and egg problem; 6 The origin of translation and the genetic code; 7 The origin of protocells; 8 The origin of eukaryotes; 9 The origin of sex and the nature of species; 10 Intragenomic conflict; 11 Symbiosis; 12 Development in simple organisms; 13 Gene regulation and cell heredity; 14 The development of spatial patterns; 15 Development and evolution; 16 The origins of societies; 17 The origin of language; References; Author index; Subject indexDuring evolution, there have been several major changes in the way that genetic information is organised and transmitted from one generation to the next. These transitions include the origin of life itself, the first eukaryotic cells, reproduction by sexual means, the appearance of multicellular plants and animals, the emergence of cooperation and of animal societies, and the unique language ability of humans. In discussing such a wide range of topics in one volume, the authors are able to highlight the similarities between different transitions - for example, between the union of replicating molecules to form chromosomes and of cells to form multicellular organisms.Oxford scholarship online.Evolution (Biology)Genetic transformationNatural selectionElectronic books.Evolution (Biology)Genetic transformation.Natural selection.576.8Maynard Smith John1920-2004.49251Szathmáry Eörs49252MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465508203321The major transitions in evolution2476537UNINA