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More copies of this ISBN:Origin and Early Evolution of Life (03 Edition)by Tom Fenchel
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Publisher Comments:Origin and Early Evolution of Life draws on evidence from molecular genetics, the structure and function of extant organisms, and geology. It covers the period from about 4 billion years ago, when life is thought to have originated, to about 600 million years ago when multicellular organisms first arose. There are significant gaps in our understanding of the earliest evolution of life forms, but an insight into the topic leads to a more profound understanding of life itself. Particular emphasis is placed on the fact that although life arose very soon after the origin of the Earth, it was represented only by simple microbial life forms for approximately 85% of this time. Increase in complexity beyond the microbial level took place only very late in the history of life. Book News Annotation:Fenchel (Marine Biology Laboratory, U. of Copenhagen, Denmark) draws
on evidence from molecular genetics, the structure and function of
extant organisms, and geology to discuss life from its origin about 4
billion years ago to about 600 million years ago, when multicellular
organisms first arose. Includes seven color plates, plentiful b&w
illustrations and figures, and a glossary.
Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-159).
Table of Contents Preface 1. Introduction 2. The geological time frame 3. Early ideas on the origin of life 4. What is life? 5. Origin of life 6. From the RNA world to the first cell 7. The evolution of metabolism 8. The eukaryotic cell 9. Multicellular organisms--origins as cell colonies 10. Sex, species concepts, and evolution 11. Our anaerobic inheritance 12. The molecular tree 13. Evidence from geology 14. Transitions during the evolution of life Further reading Glossary Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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