Introduction to Genomics 4e
Our genome is the blueprint for our existence: it encodes all the information we need to develop from a single cell into a hugely complicated functional organism. Yet it is more than a static information store: our genome is a dynamic, tightly regulated collection of genes, which switch on and off in many combinations to give the variety of cells from which our bodies are formed. But how do we identify the genes that make up our genome? How do we determine their function? And how do different genes form the regulatory networks that direct the processes of life?

Introduction to Genomics is the most up-to-date and complete textbook for students approaching the subject for the first time. Lesk's engaging writing style brings a narrative to a disparate field of study and offers a fascinating insight into what can be revealed from the study of genomes. The book covers: the similarities and differences between organisms; how different organisms evolved; how the genome is constructed and how it operates; and what our understanding of genomics means in terms of our future health and wellbeing.
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Introduction to Genomics 4e
Our genome is the blueprint for our existence: it encodes all the information we need to develop from a single cell into a hugely complicated functional organism. Yet it is more than a static information store: our genome is a dynamic, tightly regulated collection of genes, which switch on and off in many combinations to give the variety of cells from which our bodies are formed. But how do we identify the genes that make up our genome? How do we determine their function? And how do different genes form the regulatory networks that direct the processes of life?

Introduction to Genomics is the most up-to-date and complete textbook for students approaching the subject for the first time. Lesk's engaging writing style brings a narrative to a disparate field of study and offers a fascinating insight into what can be revealed from the study of genomes. The book covers: the similarities and differences between organisms; how different organisms evolved; how the genome is constructed and how it operates; and what our understanding of genomics means in terms of our future health and wellbeing.
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Introduction to Genomics 4e

Introduction to Genomics 4e

by Arthur Lesk
Introduction to Genomics 4e

Introduction to Genomics 4e

by Arthur Lesk

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Our genome is the blueprint for our existence: it encodes all the information we need to develop from a single cell into a hugely complicated functional organism. Yet it is more than a static information store: our genome is a dynamic, tightly regulated collection of genes, which switch on and off in many combinations to give the variety of cells from which our bodies are formed. But how do we identify the genes that make up our genome? How do we determine their function? And how do different genes form the regulatory networks that direct the processes of life?

Introduction to Genomics is the most up-to-date and complete textbook for students approaching the subject for the first time. Lesk's engaging writing style brings a narrative to a disparate field of study and offers a fascinating insight into what can be revealed from the study of genomes. The book covers: the similarities and differences between organisms; how different organisms evolved; how the genome is constructed and how it operates; and what our understanding of genomics means in terms of our future health and wellbeing.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198866893
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 04/15/2025
Edition description: 4th ed.
Pages: 624
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 10.51(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

Arthur Lesk, Professor of Biology, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State University

Arthur M. Lesk is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Pennsylvania State University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction and background
Chapter 2 :The Human Genome Project: achievements and applications
Chapter 3 :Bioinformatics
Chapter 4: Classical genetics, mapping and sequencing
Chapter 5: Evolution and genomic change
Chapter 6: Comparative genomics
Chapter 7: Genomes of prokaryotes and viruses
Chapter 8: Genomes of eukaryotes
Chapter 9: Genomics and anthropology: human evolution, Migration, and domestication of plants and animals
Chapter 10: The impact of genomics on human health and disease
Chapter 11: Transcriptomics
Chapter 12: Proteomics
Chapter 13: Metabolomics
Chapter 14: Systems biology
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