Darwin In the Genome: Molecular Strategies in Biological Evolution

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0071420517 · 9780071420518
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Prologue: Chance Favors the Prepared Genome

Chapter 1: Diversity or Death

Chapter 2: The Magic Staircase

Chapter 3: Predators Battle Prey in the Genome

Chapter 4: Mutation Is Not Monotonous

Chapter 5: What the Antibody Genes Tell Us

Chapter 6: Slippery DNA and Tuning Knobs

Chapter 7: Everyone Has Something to Teach Us

Chapter 8: The Genome Sends an SOS

Chapter 9: Journeys through Space and Time

Chapter 10: Strategies as Targets, Round One: The Pathogens

Chapter 11: Strategies as Targets, Round Two: Cancer

Chapter 12: Theme and Variations

Chapter 13: Family Heirlooms: A Framework for Evolution

Chapter 14: Interchangeable Parts

Chapter 15: Jumping Genes

Chapter 16: Be Prepared for the Unexpected

Chapter 17: Mixing Up Genes for the Children

Chapter 18: Sculpting the Genome

Chapter 19: Decoding DNA

Epilogue: What Became of the First Genome