Adams, Keith, 35-57
Agamogenesis, see Asexual reproduction
Alfonzo, Juan, 117-141
Alien species, see Invasive species
Amitochondriate protists, 1-2, 21-34
Amplification, 123, 175-176, 237, 249, 324
Anaerobic processes, 23, 26, 27, 29-30
Anderson, Edgar, vi, 5, 292, 305
Angiosperms, 2, 35-57, 211-234, 253, 254, 255-270, 273, 274, 311, 315, 317, 320-323, 325-326
convolution, 255, 263, 264-267
gene transfer, 2, 35, 36, 38, 41-53
geographic variation, 212, 213, 223-226, 227, 229-230, 256
hybridization, 38, 40, 41, 45, 49, 51
intros, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 48-51, 53, 221, 222, 249
morphology, 213, 259, 260, 263
natural selection, general, 43-48
out crossing, 226, 255, 262, 266-267, 273, 274, 311, 315
respiration, 2, 35, 40-41, 43, 46
transcription, 42, 43, 44, 216
transposing, 166, 211, 217, 218, 219, 221-223, 229
see also Flower color variation;
Pollination;
Self fertilization;
Vascular plants
Anopheles mosquitoes, 144, 149
see also Plasmodium falciparum
Antigens
CSP gene, 144, 145, 147, 150-155, 160-161
influenza virus, 60, 83, 86, 95
M.p.-1 gene, 143, 144, 145, 150, 154-157
M.p.-2 gene, 143, 144, 145, 150, 158-161
Plasmodium falciparum,
see also Vaccines
Arabidopsis Thailand, 36, 38, 40-41, 42, 166, 172, 174, 178, 188, 195, 199, 235, 241-243, 320
Asexual reproduction, 45-46, 65, 73, 103, 253, 254, 271-278, 282-285, 293, 295, 296, 301
Ayala, Francisco, 115-116, 143-164
archaebacteria, 2, 21-25, 26, 31
chromosomes, 99, 100, 101, 102-105, 107
cryptozoons, 11-12
gene transfer, 101, 106, 107-110
genome, 102
model of, 103
population genetics, 99-101, 104, 105, 109-110
reproduction and mutation, 99-113
transposition, 100, 101, 105-106, 107-108, 109
viruses and, 99-113
Barghoorn, Else, 12, 13, 14-16
Barrio, Elatio, 61-82
Bates on, William, vi
Bitter Springs fossils, 16, 17
BYTEnet protists, 118-120
Barco, Alma, 61-82
Cassava, 244-248
Cell biology, general, vii, 1-60
nucleus, origin of, 21-34
plant genome,angiosperms, 2, 35-57, 254
maize, 165-166, 172-173, 174-176, 187-210
mitochondrial, 35-57
morning glories, 216, 217, 218, 221-223, 229
other, 169, 187-210, 242, 254, 276, 281, 317-318
see alsoBacteria;
Eucaryote;
Karyomastigonts;
Mitochondria;
Prokaryote;
Protists
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 93
Who, Angry, 35-57
Chromosomal Evolution in Plants, 311
Chromosomes, 4, 42, 188, 197, 199, 201-205
bacteria, 99, 100, 101, 102-105, 107
Plasmodium falciparum, 144, 148, 150, 156
see also Diploid plants;
Polyploid plants;
Transposition and transposing
see also Genome
Cladistics, 247, 253, 259, 260-261, 265, 267
Classification, see Systematics
plant mitochondria, 59
Coal, 16
Coalescence, see Gene coalescence
Colons, 77, 83, 86, 88, 91-93, 95, 96-97, 117, 132-134, 136, 160
Convolution, angiosperm, 255, 263, 264-267
Computer applications
influenza virus mutations, 84, 89
minicircle class plasticity, 115, 126-132
Corn, see Maize
Cox, Nancy, 83-98
Cretaceous Period, 253, 256, 261, 263, 265
see also Stromatolites
CSP gene, 144, 145, 147, 150-155, 160-161
missing Precambrian record, 6-20
RNA viruses, 63-64
see also Natural selection
Deletion mutation
influenza virus, 84
Plasmodium falciparum, 158, 161
trypanosome mitochondria, 117, 118, 121-132, 135, 136
Diploid plants, 4-5, 235, 254, 310-320(passim), 321, 323, 324, 325
invasive species, hybridization, 302
maize, 166, 187, 188, 190, 192, 193-194
Diploid Plasmodium falciparum, 144
DNA
bacterial mutation, 101, 106, 109
invasive species, 292-293
kinetoplastid protists, 115, 118, 120-121, 122, 126, 135
nucleus, origin of, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28
plants, 237, 238, 244, 248, 275-276, 276, 311, 316-319, 324-325
maize, 165, 172, 174, 177, 178-179, 187, 190, 193
transponsons, 165, 172, 174, 177, 178-179, 196-197
Plasmodium falciparum, 143-145, 147, 150-162
RNA viruses compared to DNA-based organisms, 62
x, Chromosomes;
Genome;
Intros, plants;
Transcription
morning glories, 222-223
Plasmodium falciparum, 116, 150-161
Dobzhansky, Theodosius, v, vi, 5
E. coli, see Escherichia coli
Economic factors
cassava, 244
Elena, Santiago, 61-82
Ellstrand, Norman, 254, 289-309
Enzymes and enzymatic processes
flower color variation, 211, 212, 215, 216-218, 219, 228
polyploid plants, 323
RNA editing in trypanosome mitochondria, 117, 134
Eocene Period, 256, 257, 263, 266
Applying, Carl, 5
Escherichia coli, 100
morphology, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29
reproduction, 28, 60, 99, 102, 103, 109, 110
RNA, 23
see also Protists
Eons, 48, 49, 172, 173, 221, 246
Fedor off, Nina, 167-186
Fisher, R.A., vi
Fetch, Walter, 83-98
Flavonoids
flower color variation, 211, 212, 215-223, 228
polyploid plants, 317-318
Flower color variation, 221, 222
enzymes, 211, 212, 215, 216-218, 219, 228
morphology and, 213
RNA, 216
self fertilization, 226-227
transcription, 42, 43, 44, 216
Flowering plants, see Angiosperms
Flowering Plants: Evolution Above the Species Level, 257
Fossil record, see Paleobiology; specific paleontologic eras and periods
Fungi, 50-51
Gallon, Francis, vi
Gene coalescence, 147, 166, 235, 238, 245, 249, 293, 297, 300
Gene genealogies, 166, 204, 235-254
Gene transfer
angiosperm, 2, 35, 36, 38, 41-53
Plasmodium falciparum, 147
Genome
bacterial mutation, 102
mitochondrial, 35-57, 115, 117-141
nucleus, origin of, 22
plants, 169, 187-210, 187-210, 317-318
maize, 165-166, 172-173, 174-176, 187-210
mitochondrial, 35-57
morning glories, 216, 217, 218, 221-223, 229
population genetics, 165-166, 167-186
transcription, 172, 174, 175, 176-178, 179, 197-199
Plasmodium falciparum, 145
RNA viruses, 62, 73-64, 70, 72
see also Polyploid plants;
Transposition and transposing
Geographic variation
plants, vii, 166, 311, 313, 318-319
angiosperm, 212, 213, 223-226, 227, 229-230, 256
gene genealogies, 235-237, 241, 243-249
spatial autocorrelation, 212, 224-225, 227, 230
see also Invasive species
Plasmodium falciparum, 147-148, 161-162
Glaessner, Martin, 13-14
Glycoprotein, 158
Gun flint fossils, 12, 13, 14-16, 18
Hilden, J.B.S., vi
Hemagglutinin gene, 60, 83, 84-86, 95
Heterozygosity, plants, 4, 227, 254
invasive plants and hybridization, 293, 295, 297, 301-302, 304
polyploid plants, 310, 312-313, 314, 325
vascular plants, 276, 283, 284
Huxley, Thomas, vi
Hybridization, plants, 244, 245, 254, 271, 311-312
cassava, 247-248
maize, 188, 190, 193, 194, 199-200
typanosome mitochondria, 126
angiosperm, 38, 40, 41, 45, 49, 51
see also Invasive species
mutation, 83-98
nucleoside, 59-60, 83, 86, 88, 91-93, 95, 96-97
vaccines, 83-84
Insects, 30
Anopheles mosquitoes, 144, 149;
see also Plasmodium falciparum
pollination, 166, 211-212, 213, 214-215, 226, 227, 228, 229, 262, 263-265, 267, 280
angiosperm, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 48-51, 53, 221, 222, 249
Invasive species, 1, 36, 51, 254, 289-309
diploid, 302
DNA, 292-293
heterozygosity, 293, 295, 297, 301-302, 304
morphology, 292, 293-294, 296, 299
reproductive systems, 293, 295, 296, 301
Kinetoplastid protists, 115, 117-141
DNA, 115, 118, 120-121, 122, 126, 135
systematics, 118-120
Kinetosomes, 1, 22, 28, 29, 30, 31
Le Thar d'Ennequin, Maud, 187-210
Maize, 37, 165-166, 169-210, 213, 224
diploid, 166, 187, 188, 190, 192, 193-194
DNA, 165, 172, 174, 177, 178-179, 187, 190, 193
DNA repeats, 165, 179, 187, 196-201
genome, 165-166, 172-173, 174-176, 187-210
hybridization, 188, 190, 193, 194, 199-200
population genetics, 165-166, 171-186
systematics, 202-204
transposing, 165, 167, 169-186, 188, 196-197, 200-201
Malaria, see Plasmodium falciparum
Maslov, D.A., 117-141
May, Ernst, v-vi
McClintock, Barbara, 165, 167-168
Mendelian theory, vi, 168, 169
Merozoite surface protein genes, see M.p.-1 gene; M.p.-2 gene
Metabolic processes, 22, 27, 212
see also Enzymes and enzymatic processes
Microorganisms, see Bacteria; Cell biology, general; Viruses
Minicircle molecules, 115, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123-132, 136
Miocene Period, 257
Miralles, Rosario, 61-82
trypanosome, RNA editing; 115, 117-141
deletion mutation, 117, 118, 121-132, 135, 136
mutation, 133-134
respiratory processes, 123
transcription, 115, 118, 121, 123, 124, 135
Models and modeling
bacterial mutation, 103
DNA repeats, 150
gene transfer, 41-42
invasive species, 292-306
island models, 237
nucleus, origin of, 21-34
plant gene genealogies, 241-243
plant nuclear genome, maize as model, 187-210
polyploid plants, 314-315
RNA editing in trypanosome mitochondria, 124, 126-132
RNA viruses, quasispecies theory, 62, 77-79
RNA viruses, population genetics, 59, 61-79
see also Computer applications
Modifier gene theory, 104, 212, 213, 226
Morphology
angiosperm fossil record, 213, 259, 260, 263
flower color variation and, 213
maize, 205
plant transposing, 168, 169, 180
polyploid plants, 314, 316, 317
vascular plant reproduction, 259, 260, 263, 275, 276, 277, 280-281
see also Polymorphism
Morning glories, 211-234
DNA repeats, 222-223
genome, 216, 217, 218, 221-223, 229
Mosquitos, see Anopheles mosquitoes
M.p.-1 gene, 143, 144, 145, 150, 154-157
M.p.-2 gene, 143, 144, 145, 150, 158-161
Mutagenesis and mutation, general, 169, 170
bacterial, 99-113
gene coalescence, 147, 166, 235, 238, 245, 249, 293, 297, 300
influenza, host-mediated, 83-98
plants, 166, 169, 174, 170-205, 211, 212, 218-223, 228-229, 238, 243, 276, 278, 283-284
gene coalescence, 166, 235, 238, 245, 249, 293, 297, 300
gene genealogies, 166, 204, 235-254
Plasmodium falciparum, 143, 147, 149-150, 161
RNA editing in trypanosome mitochondria, 133-134
RNA viruses, 59, 62, 64-69, 73-79
see also Deletion mutation;
Hybridization, plants;
Natural selection, general;
Polymorphism;
Transposition and transposing
Natural selection, general, v, vi
angiosperm, 43-48
invasive species, 300
plants, 201, 204-205, 211-234, 235, 236, 275-285
RNA viruses, 78-79
see also Mutagenesis and mutation
Nematodes, 30
Nonnative species, see Invasive species
Nucleoside, 118, 143, 154-157, 158-160, 275-276
colons, 77, 83, 86, 88, 91-93, 95, 96-97, 117, 132-134, 136, 160
flower color variation, 216, 217-218
influenza virus, 59-60, 83, 86, 88, 91-93, 95, 96-97
see also DNA;
DNA repeats;
RNA;
RNA viruses
Oligocene Period, 257
On the Origin of Species, 6, 7, 9
see also Darwinian theory
Out crossing
angiosperm, 226, 255, 262, 266-267, 273, 274, 311, 315
polyploid plants, 310, 311, 313-316, 319
vascular plants, 226, 253-254, 255, 262, 266-267, 271-285(passim), 303, 311, 315
see also Hybridization, plants
Paleobiology, v, vi, 253, 255-270, 323
coal, 16
see also specific periods
Paleocene Period, 256, 257, 263, 266
Paleozoic Period, 265
Parasites, 79, 105, 116, 149-150
see also Plasmodium falciparum
Parkinson, Christopher, 35-57
Pearson, Karl, vi
Peek, Andrew, 187-210
Pests, see Invasive species
cellular processes, 4
DNA, 237, 238, 244, 248, 275-276, 276, 311, 316-319, 324-325
transponsons, 165, 172, 174, 177, 178-179, 196-197
gene genealogies, 166, 204, 235-254
genome, 169, 187-210, 187-210, 317-318
maize, 165-166, 172-173, 174-176, 187-210
mitochondrial, 35-57
morning glories, 216, 217, 218, 221-223, 229
population genetics, 165-166, 167-186
transcription, 172, 174, 175, 176-178, 179, 197-199
geographic variation, vii , 166, 311, 313, 318-319
angiosperm, 212, 213, 223-226, 227, 229-230, 256
gene genealogies, 235-237, 241, 243-249
spatial autocorrelation, 212, 224-225, 227, 230
see also Invasive species
mutation, 166, 169, 174, 170-205, 211, 212, 218-223, 228-229, 238, 243, 276, 278, 283-284
gene coalescence, 166, 235, 238, 245, 249, 293, 297, 300
gene genealogies, 166, 204, 235-254
natural selection, general, 201, 204-205, 211-234, 235, 236, 275-285
pigmentation, 166, 169-170, 211-234, 264
polymorphism, 237, 241, 244, 246, 274-275, 276
reproduction, vii , 2, 212, 226, 228
asexual, 45-46, 73, 103, 253, 254, 271-278, 282-285, 293, 295, 296, 301
invasive species, 293, 295, 296, 301
vascular plants, 253-288
see also Angiosperms;
Hybridization, plants;
Out crossing;
Self fertilization
spatial autocorrelation, 212, 224-225, 227, 230
see Diploid plants;
Flavonoids;
Heterozygosity, plants;
Invasive species;
Intros, plants;
Maize;
Polyploid plants;
Vascular plants
Plasmids, 60, 100-101, 105-106, 107-109, 136
Plasmodium falciparum, 115-116, 143-164
antigens, 115-116, 143-145, 147, 150-162
chromosomes, 144, 148, 150, 156
diploid, 144
geographic variation, 147-148, 161-162
mutation, 143, 147, 149-150, 161
polymorphism, 143, 144-145, 147, 148, 150-162
population genetics, 115-116, 143-164
reproductive processes, 150, 161
systematics, 145-146
Pleistocene epoch, 166, 236, 243-248
Pollination, 271, 272-273, 275, 280-281, 283
insect, 166, 211-212, 213, 214-215, 226, 227, 228, 229, 262, 263-265, 267, 280
wind and water, 263, 264, 265, 267
see also Hybridization, plants
Polymorphism
plants, flower color, 166, 211-234
plants, other, 237, 241, 244, 246, 274-275, 276
Plasmodium falciparum, 143, 144-145, 147, 148, 150-162
RNA viruses, 75
Polyploid plants, 4-5, 166, 174, 187, 189-196, 201, 254, 274, 282, 295, 310-326
enzymes, 323
flavonoids, 317-318
heterozygosity, 310, 312-313, 314, 325
out crossing, 310, 311, 313-316, 319
self fertilization, 310, 312, 315
Population genetics/variation, 104, 106, 304
Plasmodium falciparum, 115-116, 143-164
see also Geographic variation
Precambrian Period, 6-20
Prokaryote, 2, 22-26, 27, 60, 99-113
Proterozoic Period, 31
Protists, 8-9
amitochondriate protists, 1-2, 21-34
archaeprotists, 22, 24, 26, 28-29, 32
bodonid protists, 118-120
nucleus, origin of, 21
see also Kinetoplastid protists
Qiu, Ying-Long, 35-57
Quasispecies theory, RNA viruses, 62, 77-79
Raven, Peter, 3-5
Repetitive DNA, see DNA repeats
Reproductive systems and processes, 136
asexual, 45-46, 65, 73, 103, 253, 254, 271-278, 282-285, 293, 295, 296, 301
bacteria, 99-113
eucaryote and, 28, 60, 99, 102, 103, 109, 110
plants, vii , 2, 212, 226, 228
asexual, 45-46, 73, 103, 253, 254, 271-278, 282-285, 293, 295, 296, 301
invasive species, 293, 295, 296, 301
out crossing, 226, 253-254, 255, 262, 266-267, 271-285(passim), 303, 310, 311, 313-316
vascular plants, 253-288
morphology and, 259, 260, 263, 275, 276, 277, 280-281
self fertilization, 253-254, 262, 271-272, 274, 275-285
see also Angiosperms
see also Hybridization, plants;
Pollenation;
Self fertilization
Plasmodium falciparum, 150, 161
see also Cloning;
Mutagenesis and mutation
Respiratory genes and processes
angiosperm, 2, 35, 40-41, 43, 46
trypanosome mitochondria, 123
Restriction analysis, 109, 136, 166, 190, 192, 223, 237-238, 241, 249, 275-276, 311, 319
Rich, Stephen, 115-116, 143-164
RNA, 178
angiosperms, 36, 43, 46, 52, 216
colons, 77, 83, 86, 88, 91-93, 95, 96-97, 117, 132-134, 136, 160
Darwinian theory and, 63-64
deletion mutation, 61, 65-69, 75
eucaryote, 23
eons, 48, 49, 172, 173, 221, 246
flower color variation, 216
minicircle molecules, 115, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123-132, 136
natural selection, general, 78-79
trypanosome mitochondria, RNA editing; 115, 117-141
deletion mutation, 117, 118, 121-132, 135, 136
mutation, 133-134
respiratory processes, 123
transcription, 115, 118, 121, 123, 124, 135
see also Intros, plants;
Transcription
cell biology, general, 62, 63-64, 72
Darwinian theory and, 63-64
deletion mutation, 61, 65-69, 75
mutation, 59, 62, 64-69, 73-79
quasispecies theory, 62, 77-79
polymorphism, 75
population genetics, 59, 61-79
quasispecies theory, 62, 77-79
Sampling, 83-84, 86-89, 92-97, 238, 317
Savill, Nicholas, 117-141
Sawkins, Mark, 187-210
Schierenbeck, Kristina, 254, 289-309
Self fertilization
flower color variation, 226-227
vascular plants, 253-254, 262, 271-272, 274, 275-285
Seward, Albert, 11-12
Smith, Catherine, 83-98
Song, Keming, 35-57
Sorghum, 165, 166, 173, 175, 187, 190, 191-193, 195, 198, 294, 298, 301
Southern blotting, 35, 38-40, 51, 126
Spatial autocorrelation, 212, 224-225, 227, 230
Sprigg, Reginald, 14
Stebbins, G. Ledyard, v-vii, 1, 3-5, 7, 165, 166, 167, 169, 188, 228, 236, 238, 255-258, 260, 291, 292, 305, 310, 311, 312, 321
see also Variation and Evolution in Plants
Stochastic processes, 104, 118, 121
Streptococcus pneumoniae, 101
see also Cryptozoons
Sulfur syntrophy, 24, 25, 26-27
Synteny, 173-174
Systematics, general, v, 4, 260, 274, 311, 322
cladistics, 247, 253, 259, 260-261, 265, 267
invasive species, 290, 293-296
kinetoplastid protists, 118-120
maize, 202-204
Plasmodium falciparum, 145-146
Taxonomy, see Systematics
Tempo and Mode in Evolution, 256
Tertiary Period, 253, 265, 266
Thiemann, Otavio, 117-141
Transcription
flower color variation, 216
plant genome, 172, 174, 175, 176-178, 179, 197-199
trypanosome mitochondria, 115, 118, 121, 123, 124, 135
Transduction, 108
Transposition and transposing, 167-171, 320
angiosperms, 166, 211, 217, 218, 219, 221-223, 229
bacteria, 100, 101, 105-106, 107-108, 109
deletion mutation, plants, 169, 170
DNA, 165, 172, 174, 177, 178-179, 196-197
maize, 165, 167, 169-186, 188, 196-197, 200-201
plant genome, 165-165, 167-186
Trypanosomatid protists, 31, 117-141
Vaccines
influenza, 83-84
vesicular stomatitis virus, 60, 72
Variation and Evolution in Plants, v-vi, 1, 5, 7, 165, 167-168, 169, 236, 253, 255-257, 310, 311
Vascular plants, 2, 166, 211-234, 253-254, 271-288
reproduction, 253-288
morphology and, 259, 260, 263, 275, 276, 277, 280-281
out crossing, 226, 253-254, 255, 262, 266-267, 271-285(passim), 303, 311, 315
self fertilization, 253-254, 262, 271-272, 274, 275-285
see also Angiosperms
Vegetation, see Plants
Vesicular stomatitis virus, 60, 61-82
Viruses
bacteria and, 99-113
transduction, 108
see also Influenza virus;
RNA viruses
Walcott, Charles, 9-12
Weldon, W.F.R., vi
Wright, Sewall, vi
World Health Organization, 86, 93, 144