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Microorganisms as Model Systems for Studying Evolution
Robert P. . Ed(S): Mortlock
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Description for Microorganisms as Model Systems for Studying Evolution
Paperback. Editor(s): Mortlock, Robert P. Series: Monographs in Evolutionary Biology. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
The microorganisms present on the earth today possess a vast range of metabolic activities and are often able to demonstrate their surprising versatility by gaining both new enzyme activities and new metabolic path ways through mutations. It is generally assumed that the earliest micro organisms were very limited in their metabolic abilities, but as time passed they gradually expanded their range of enzymatic activities and increased both their biosynthetic and catabolic capacity. It is also believed that these primitive microorganisms increased the amount of genetic material they possessed by duplicating their existing genes and possibly by ac quiring genetic material ... Read more
The microorganisms present on the earth today possess a vast range of metabolic activities and are often able to demonstrate their surprising versatility by gaining both new enzyme activities and new metabolic path ways through mutations. It is generally assumed that the earliest micro organisms were very limited in their metabolic abilities, but as time passed they gradually expanded their range of enzymatic activities and increased both their biosynthetic and catabolic capacity. It is also believed that these primitive microorganisms increased the amount of genetic material they possessed by duplicating their existing genes and possibly by ac quiring genetic material ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Series
Monographs in Evolutionary Biology
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468448467
SKU
V9781468448467
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