To what extent is the convergent evolution of protein function attributable to convergent or
parallel changes at the amino acid level? The mutations that contribute to adaptive protein …

Chemosensory receptors are essential for the survival of organisms that range from bacteria
to mammals. Recent studies have shown that the numbers of functional chemosensory …

The vast majority of biologists engaged in evolutionary studies interpret virtually every
aspect of biodiversity in adaptive terms. This narrow view of evolution has become …

One of the most important shifts in evolutionary biology in the past 50 years is an increased
recognition of sluggish evolution and failures to adapt, which seem paradoxical in view of …

We sought to evaluate the extent of the contribution of transposable elements (TEs) to
human microRNA (miRNA) genes along with the evolutionary dynamics of TE-derived …

The distribution of organic forms is clumpy at any scale from populations to the highest
taxonomic categories, and whether considered within clades or within ecosystems. The …

The purpose of this book is to present a new mechanistic theory of mutation-driven evolution
based on recent advances in genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. The theory …

Evolutionary adaptation often occurs by the fixation of beneficial mutations. This mode of
adaptation can be characterized quantitatively by a spectrum of adaptive substitutions, ie, a …

The primary aim of this book is to provide a synthesis of our current understanding of
hemoglobin function and evolution, and to illustrate how research on one particular family of …

Abstract Ever since the Evolutionary Synthesis of the 1930s and 1940s, some biologists
have expressed doubt that the Synthetic Theory, based principally on mutation, genetic …