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Evolution at Two Levels: On Genes and Form
PLoS Biology · 2005 · Vol. 3(7) · pp. e245–e245
Sean B. Carroll✉(University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Abstract
Emerging knowledge about organismal evolution suggests that changes in the regulation of gene expression have played a major role - a thesis proposed 30 years ago by King and Wilson.
Origins and Evolution of LifeFractal and DNA sequence analysisRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiologyEvolutionary biologyGeneGeneticsRegulation of gene expressionBiological evolution
MeSH terms
Anatomy, ComparativeAnimalsPan troglodytesBiological EvolutionHumansRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidHominidaeHomeodomain ProteinsEvolution, MolecularGene DuplicationReceptor, Melanocortin, Type 1Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Genetic regulatory mechanisms in the synthesis of proteins
Journal of Molecular Biology · 1961 · 6,537 citations
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