Evolutionary Biology: Self/Nonself Evolution, Species and Complex Traits Evolution, Methods and Concepts

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This book presents 19 selected contributions to the 20th Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Marseille, which took place in September 2016. They are grouped under the following major themes: · Self/Nonself Evolution · Species Evolution and Evolution of Complex Traits · Methods and Concepts The aims of the annual meetings in Marseille – which bring together leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research – are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. Offering a revealing overview of the latest findings in the field of evolutionary biology, this book represents an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students alike. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 A New View of How MHC Class I Molecules Fight Disease: Generalists and Specialists (Jim Kaufman)....Pages 3-25 Evolution and Diversity of Defensins in Vertebrates (Edward J. Hollox, Razan Abujaber)....Pages 27-50 Interdependencies Between the Adaptation and Interference Modules Guide Efficient CRISPR-Cas Immunity (Ekaterina Semenova, Konstantin Severinov)....Pages 51-62 How the Other Half Lives: CRISPR-Cas’s Influence on Bacteriophages (Melia E. Bonomo, Michael W. Deem)....Pages 63-85 Hidden Silent Codes in Viral Genomes (Eli Goz, Hadas Zur, Tamir Tuller)....Pages 87-110 Self and Nonself from a Genomic Perspective: Transposable Elements (Marie Fablet, Judit Salces-Ortiz, Bianca Fraga Menezes, Marlène Roy, Cristina Vieira)....Pages 111-128 Mammalian-Specific Traits Generated by LTR Retrotransposon-Derived SIRH Genes (Tomoko Kaneko-Ishino, Masahito Irie, Fumitoshi Ishino)....Pages 129-145 The Life History of Domesticated Genes Illuminates the Evolution of Novel Mammalian Genes (Dušan Kordiš)....Pages 147-162 Front Matter ....Pages 163-163 Evolution of Complex Traits in Human Populations (Carolina Medina-Gomez, Oscar Lao, Fernando Rivadeneira)....Pages 165-186 The Descent of Bison (Marie-Claude Marsolier-Kergoat, Jean-Marc Elalouf)....Pages 187-198 Convergent and Parallel Evolution in Early Glires (Mammalia) (Łucja Fostowicz-Frelik)....Pages 199-216 Reductive Evolution of Apicomplexan Parasites from Phototrophic Ancestors (Zoltán Füssy, Miroslav Oborník)....Pages 217-236 Evolution of Milk Oligosaccharides and Their Function in Monotremes and Marsupials (Tadasu Urashima, Michael Messer)....Pages 237-256 Modelling the Evolution of Dynamic Regulatory Networks: Some Critical Insights (Anton Crombach)....Pages 257-273 Front Matter ....Pages 275-275 Mechanistic Models of Protein Evolution (David D. Pollock, Stephen T. Pollard, Jonathan A. Shortt, Richard A. Goldstein)....Pages 277-296 Genome-Wide Screens for Molecular Convergent Evolution in Mammals (Jun-Hoe Lee, Michael Hiller)....Pages 297-312 Assessing Evolutionary Potential in Tree Species Through Ecology-Informed Genome Screening (Hanne De Kort, Olivier Honnay)....Pages 313-327 Evolutionary Constraints on Coding Sequences at the Nucleotidic Level: A Statistical Physics Approach (Didier Chatenay, Simona Cocco, Benjamin Greenbaum, Rémi Monasson, Pierre Netter)....Pages 329-367 Case Studies of Seven Gene Families with Unusual High Retention Rate Since the Vertebrate and Teleost Whole-Genome Duplications (Frédéric G. Brunet, Thibault Lorin, Laure Bernard, Zofia Haftek-Terreau, Delphine Galiana, Manfred Schartl et al.)....Pages 369-396