Structural Approaches to Sequence Evolution

Download or read book Structural Approaches to Sequence Evolution written by Ugo Bastolla and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-26 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent advances in understanding the thermodynamics of macromolecules, the topological properties of gene networks, the organization and mutation capabilities of genomes, and the structure of populations make it possible to incorporate these key elements into a broader and deeply interdisciplinary view of molecular evolution. This book gives an account of such a new approach, through clear tutorial contributions by leading scientists.