Kurzbeschreibung von: The Origins of Genome Complexity

The availability of genomic blueprints for hundreds of species has led to a transformation in biology, encouraging the proliferation of adaptive arguments for the evolution of genomic features, yet often sacrificing simpler, more compelling explanations. This textbook explains why the details matter and presents an explanatory framework for how the architectural diversity of eukarotic genomes and genes came to arise. Presented in non-technical fashion, it is compatible for use in an advanced Genetics course and as a professional reference.

Inhaltsverzeichnis von: The Origins of Genome Complexity

The Emergence of Eukaryotes
Genome Complexity
Why Population Size is Important
Three Keys to Chromosomal Integrity
Nucleotide Composition
Genomic Expansion by Gene Duplication
Genes in Pieces
Mobile Genetic ElementsTranscription and Regulatory-region Complexity
Expansion and Contraction of Organelle Genomes
Life on a Sex Chromosome