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Molecular Evolution: Towards the Origin of Metazoa

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Werner E. G. Müller

    1. Institut für Physiologische Chemie Abteilung für Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany

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  • This is the companion volume to "Molecular Evolution: Evidence for Monophyly of Metazoa", and will be of interest to all evolutionary biologists

Part of the book series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology (PMSB, volume 21)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. The Question of Metazoan Monophyly and the Fossil Record

    • S. Conway Morris
    Pages 1-19

  3. The Evolution of the Lower Metazoa: Evidence from the Phenotype

    • R. Rieger, S. Weyrer
    Pages 21-43

  4. Origin and Phylogeny of Metazoans as Reconstructed with rDNA Sequences

    • J. W. Wägele, F. Rödding
    Pages 45-70

  5. Sponges (Porifera) Molecular Model Systems to Study Cellular Differentiation in Metazoa

    • W. E. G. Müller, C. Wagner, C. C. Coutinho, R. Borojevic, R. Steffen, C. Koziol
    Pages 71-95

  6. The Notion of the Cambrian Pananimalia Genome and a Genomic Difference that Separated Vertebrates from Invertebrates

    • S. Ohno
    Pages 97-117

  7. Evolution of Metazoan Collagens

    • R. Garrone
    Pages 119-139

  8. Evolution of Early Metazoa: Phylogenetic Status of the Hexactinellida Within the Phylum of Porifera (Sponges)

    • W. E. G. Müller, M. Kruse, C. Koziol, J. M. Müller, S. P. Leys
    Pages 141-156

  9. Structure and Evolution of Genes Encoding Polyubiquitin in Marine Sponges

    • V. Gamulin, L. Lukic
    Pages 157-181

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 183-185
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About this book

Recently, new genes and their proteins that revealed striking new insights into the early evolution of multicellular animals have been identified and characterized from members of the lowest metazoan phylum, the porifera (sponges). The unexpected result was that the sequences obtained from sponge displayed high similarity to those found in higher metazoa; in consequence, it was concluded that during the transition from protozoa to metazoa the major structural and regulatory proteins evolved only once. The data gathered are now powerful arguments to establish monophyly of metazoa; in addition, new insights on the evolutionary diversification of metazoa were obtained.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Physiologische Chemie Abteilung für Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany

    Werner E. G. Müller

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Molecular Evolution: Towards the Origin of Metazoa

  • Editors: Werner E. G. Müller

  • Series Title: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72236-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-72238-7Published: 06 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-72236-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0079-6484

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-8484

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 185

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cell Biology, Biochemistry, general, Oncology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Pharma

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