Gene Sharing and Evolution: The Diversity of Protein Functions

Gene Sharing and Evolution: The Diversity of Protein Functions
ISBN-10
0674042123
ISBN-13
9780674042124
Category
Science
Pages
337
Language
English
Published
2009-06-30
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Joram PIATIGORSKY

Description

In Gene Sharing and Evolution Piatigorsky explores the generality and implications of gene sharing throughout evolution and argues that most if not all proteins perform a variety of functions in the same and in different species, and that this is a fundamental necessity for evolution.

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