The Evolution of the Genome

Providing an overview of genomic study through clear, detailed, and expert-authored discussions of the key areas in genome biology, this text includes the evolution of genome size, genomic parasites, gene and ancient genome duplications, polypoidy, comparative genomics, and the implications of these genome-level phenomena for evolutionary theory.

Autorentext
Dr. T. Ryan Gregory completed his Ph.D. in evolutionary biology and zoology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada in 2002. He has been the recipient of several prestigious scholarships and fellowships, and was named the winner of the 2003 Howard Alper Postdoctoral Prize by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, one of the nation's premiere research awards. He has been a postdoctoral fellow at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Natural History Museum in London, England.

Zusammenfassung
Provides an overview of genomic study through discussions of the key areas in genome biology. This title includes chapters that also provide historical and conceptual background information, and highlight the ways in which the critical questions are actually being studied. It is useful for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and scientists.

Inhalt

1. Genome Size Evolution in Animals 2. Genome Size Evolution in Plants 3. Transposable Elements 4. B Chromosomes 5. Small-Scale Gene Duplications 6. Large-Scale Gene and Ancient Genome Duplications 7. Polyploidy in Plants 8. Polyploidy in Animals 9. Comparative Genomics in Eukaryotes 10. Comparative Genomics in Prokaryotes 11. Macroevolution and the Genome