Introduction to Evolutionary Genomics

ISBN-13: 9781447171591 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 461 str.

Naruya Saitou

Opis

Evolutionary genomics is a new discipline that bridges the fields of molecular evolution, bioinformatics and genomics in order to provide a unique perspective on the history of life.This easy-to-follow textbook is the first of its kind to explain the fundamentals of evolutionary genomics. The comprehensive coverage includes concise descriptions of a variety of genome organizations, a thorough discussion of the methods used, and a detailed review of genome sequence processing procedures. The opening chapters also provide the necessary basics for readers unfamiliar with evolutionary studies.Topics and features: introduces the basics of molecular biology, DNA replication, mutation, phylogeny, neutral evolution, and natural selection; presents a brief evolutionary history of life from the primordial seas to the emergence of modern humans; describes the genomes of prokaryotes, eukaryotes, vertebrates, and humans; reviews methods for genome sequencing, phenotype data collection, homology searches and analysis, and phylogenetic tree and network building; discusses databases of genome sequences and related information, evolutionary distances, and population genomics; provides supplementary material at the website http: //www.saitou-naruya-laboratory.org/Evolutionary_Genomics/.This essential text/reference provides an easy-to-read introduction to the field for undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and established researchers from both computer science and the biological sciences.

Spis treści

Part I: Basic Processes of Genome Evolution

Basic Metabolism Surrounding DNAs

Mutation

Phylogeny

Neutral Evolution

Natural Selection

Part II: Evolving Genomes

Brief History of Life

Prokaryote Genomes

Eukaryote Genomes

Vertebrate Genomes

Human Genomes

Part III: Methods for Evolutionary Genomics

Genome Sequencing

Omic Data Collection

Databases

Sequence Homology Handling

Evolutionary Distances

Tree and Network Building

Population Genomics

O autorze

Dr. Naruya Saitou is a Professor in the Division of Population Genetics at the National Institute of Genetics, and a Professor in the Department of Genetics at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Mishima, Japan. He is also a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Tokyo, Japan.

Blurb

Evolutionary genomics is a new discipline that bridges the fields of molecular evolution, bioinformatics and genomics in order to provide a unique perspective on the history of life. 

This easy-to-follow textbook is the first of its kind to explain the fundamentals of evolutionary genomics. The comprehensive coverage includes concise descriptions of a variety of genome organizations, a thorough discussion of the methods used, and a detailed review of genome sequence processing procedures. The opening chapters also provide the necessary basics for readers unfamiliar with evolutionary studies. 

Topics and features:

• Introduces the basics of molecular biology, DNA replication, mutation, phylogeny, neutral evolution, and natural selection
• Presents a brief evolutionary history of life from the primordial seas to the emergence of modern humans
• Describes the genomes of prokaryotes, eukaryotes, vertebrates, and humans
• Reviews methods for genome sequencing, phenotype data collection, homology searches and analysis, and phylogenetic tree and network building
• Discusses databases of genome sequences and related information, evolutionary distances, and population genomics
• Provides supplementary material at the website http://www.saitou-naruya-laboratory.org/Evolutionary_Genomics/

This essential text/reference provides an easy-to-read introduction to the field for undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and established researchers from both computer science and the biological sciences.

Dr. Naruya Saitou is a Professor in the Division of Population Genetics at the National Institute of Genetics, and a Professor in the Department of Genetics at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Mishima, Japan. He is also a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Tokyo, Japan.