Genes in Conflict

Author: Austin Burt
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Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B002JIN1M0

Genes in Conflict: The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements

In evolution, most genes survive and spread within populations because they increase the ability of their hosts (or their close relatives) to survive and reproduce. Download Genes in Conflict: The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. But some genes spread in spite of being harmful to the host organism-by distorting their own transmission to the next generation, or by changing how the host behaves toward relatives. As a consequence, different genes in a single organism can have diametrically opposed interests and adaptations.

Covering all species from yeast to humans, Genes in Conflict is the first book to tell the story of selfish genetic elements, those continually appearing stretches of DNA that act narrowly to advance their own replication at the expense of the larger organism. As Austin Search and find a lot of engineering books in many category availabe for free download.

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