Evolution and Development (eBook)

William R. Jeffery (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
464 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-092249-2 (ISBN)

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The marriage of evolutionary biology with developmental biology has resulted in the formation of a new field, evolutionary developmental biology, or evo-devo. This volume reviews current research findings and thought in the broad field of evo-devo, looking at the developmental genetic mechanisms that cause variation and how alterations of these mechanisms can generate novel structural changes in a variety of plant and animal life.

Reviews current research findings and thought on evolutionary developmental biology, providing researchers an overview and synthesis of the latest research findings and contemporary thought in the area.

Includes chapters discussing the evolutionary development of a wide variety of organisms and allows researchers to compare and contrast how genes are expressed in a variety of organisms-from fly to frog, to humans.

Emphasizes the role of regulatory DNA in evolutionary development to give researchers perspective on how the regions of the genome that control gene expression and the protein factors that bind them are ultimately responsible for the diversity of life that has evolved.

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The marriage of evolutionary biology with developmental biology has resulted in the formation of a new field, evolutionary developmental biology, or "e;evo-devo. This volume reviews current research findings and thought in the broad field of evo-devo, looking at the developmental genetic mechanisms that cause variation and how alterations of these mechanisms can generate novel structural changes in a variety of plant and animal life. - Reviews current research findings and thought on evolutionary developmental biology, providing researchers an overview and synthesis of the latest research findings and contemporary thought in the area- Includes chapters discussing the evolutionary development of a wide variety of organisms and allows researchers to compare and contrast how genes are expressed in a variety of organisms from fly to frog, to humans- Emphasizes the role of regulatory DNA in evolutionary development to give researchers perspective on how the regions of the genome that control gene expression and the protein factors that bind them are ultimately responsible for the diversity of life that has evolved

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Current Topics in Developmental Biology 4
Copyright 5
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Preface 12
Chapter 1: Gene Regulatory Networks in Neural Crest Development and Evolution 14
1. Gene Regulatory Network Underlies Neural Crest Development 14
2. The Evolutionary Origin of the Neural Crest 17
3. Why Amphioxus Does Not Have Neural Crest 19
4. Ascidians: Origins of the True Neural Crest or Parallel Evolution? 22
5. Neural Crest in Different Vertebrate Species: Evolution in Progress? 24
6. Conclusion and Future Perspectives 24
References 25
Chapter 2: Evolution of Vertebrate Cartilage Development 28
1. Introduction 29
2. Skeletal Cell Lineage Determination and the Skeletogenic Gene Network 29
3. Structure of Vertebrate Cartilage Matrix 35
4. Evolutionary History of the Vertebrate Skeleton 37
5. Diversification of Cartilaginous Tissues 39
6. Elaborating the Chondrogenetic Toolkit: Gene/Genome Duplication and the Origin of Collagenous Cartilage 44
References 45
Chapter 3: Caenorhabditis Nematodes as a Model for theAdaptive Evolution of Germ Cells 56
1. Introduction 57
2. Germ Cell Adaptation and the Evolution of New Life Histories 57
3. Germ Cell Adaptation: Evo-Devo Meets RNA 61
4. Overview of C. elegans Sex Determination 62
5. Caenorhabditis: A Window on the World of Germline Adaptation 65
6. What Makes a Female Different from a Hermaphrodite? 66
7. Are There Really 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover? 68
8. Evolutionary Dynamics of Germline RNA-Binding Proteins 72
9. Challenges and Future Directions 73
Acknowledgments 74
References 74
Chapter 4: New Model Systems for the Study of Developmental Evolution in Plants 80
1. Introduction 81
2. Lower Land Plants 82
3. Angiosperms: The Core Eudicots 87
4. Angiosperms: Lower Eudicots 100
5. Angiosperms: Monocots and Magnoliids 104
6. Conclusions 106
Acknowledgments 107
References 107
Chapter 5: Patterning the Spiralian Embryo: Insights from Ilyanassa 120
1. Introduction 121
2. Early Development in Ilyanassa: The Embryological Perspective 123
3. The Molecular Basis of Spiralian Development in Ilyanassa: Progress and New Problems 129
4. Perspectives on Evolution and Development from the Spiralia 139
5. Conclusions 142
Acknowledgments 143
References 143
Chapter 6: The Origin and Diversification of Complex Traits Through Micro- and Macroevolution of Development: Insights from Horned Beetles 148
1. Introduction 149
2. Uniqueness and Diversity of Horns 149
3. Form and Function 151
4. The Ontogeny of Horns 153
5. The Regulation of Prepupal Horn Growth 154
6. The Regulation of Pupal Remodeling 160
7. The Regulation of Plasticity 163
8. The Origins of Novelty and Diversity 165
9. Thoracic Horns as an Exaptation 167
10. Developmental Tradeoffs and the Diversification of Horns and Horned Beetles 169
11. Conclusions 172
Acknowledgments 172
References 173
Chapter 7: Axis Formation and the Rapid Evolutionary Transformation of Larval Form 176
1. Introduction: Sea Urchins and the Evolution of Marine Larval Development 177
2. Axis Formation 180
3. Heterochrony and Modularity in the Evolution of Larval Form 192
4. An Evolutionary Intermediate in Heterochronic Evolution of Direct-Developing Larvae 196
5. Conclusions 197
Acknowledgments 198
References 198
Chapter 8: Evolution and Development in the Cavefish Astyanax 204
1. Introduction 205
2. Eye Development and Degeneration 207
3. Cellular Mechanisms of Eye Degeneration 210
4. Molecular Mechanisms of Eye Degeneration 213
5. Role of Hedgehog Signaling in Eye Degeneration 218
6. Pigment Cell Regression 220
7. Defective Melanogenesis and Undifferentiated Melanoblasts in Cavefish 223
8. Genetic Basis of Cavefish Albinism 225
9. Evolution of Development 228
Acknowledgments 231
References 231
Subject Index 236
Contents of Previous Volumes 242
Colour Plates 272

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.4.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-092249-X / 008092249X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-092249-2 / 9780080922492