Genome

Author: Yuan Jian Gang
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book can be used as a course textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in biology and related fields, as well as for professional researchers. Written in a clear and concise style, it combines new perspectives in genomics with traditional methods for studying gene expression, providing a new understanding of the important role of the genome as the blueprint of life. The book discusses the core themes of genomics from three aspects: "Research Methods of Genomes" covers mapping and sequencing technologies of genomes, as well as an in-depth introduction to functional genomics; "Genome Function" describes how gene expression in the genome determines cellular biochemical characteristics, and how gene regulation is unified with developmental pathways; "Genome Replication and Evolution" explains replication, mutation, and recombination at the molecular and cellular levels, and how they determine genome evolution. The book also includes all new data, new information from genome sequencing projects, and some key findings, enabling students to familiarize themselves with real scientific work and data processing. The book is richly illustrated with numerous diagrams that are vivid and concise, making it a modern textbook of molecular biology.