Molecular evolution

Welcome to the Wikiversity Molecular Evolution Project.

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Participants in this project explore the molecular evolution of DNA, RNA and proteins.

Learning materials and learning projects are located in the main Wikiversity namespace. Simply make a link to the name of the lesson (lessons are independent pages in the main namespace) and start writing!

You should also read about the Wikiversity:Learning model. Lessons should center on learning activities for Wikiversity participants. Learning materials and learning projects can be used by multiple projects. Cooperate with other departments that use the same learning resource.

Texts

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  • Sequence - Evolution - Function; subtitle: "Computational Approaches in Comparative Genomics" by Eugene V. Koonin and Michael Y. Galperin (2002) ISBN 1-4020-7274-0
  • How Genomes Evolve, Chapter 15 in Genomes, Third Edition by T. A. Brown, May 2006.
  • "Rooting the tree of life by transition analyses" by Thomas Cavalier-Smith in Biology Direct (2006) 1: 19.
  • Origins and Evolution of the Actin Cytoskeleton by Francisco Rivero and Fatima Cvrcková.
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Activities

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  • Select a protein of interest and explore which living organisms have a gene for that type of protein.
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Readings

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Each activity has a suggested associated background reading selection.

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Active participants

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Active participants in this Learning Group

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