Genomes 3

Description

Covering molecular genetics from the basics through to genome expression and molecular phylogenetics, Genomes 3 is the latest edition of this pioneering textbook. Updated to incorporate the recent major advances, Genomes 3 is an invaluable companion for any undergraduate throughout their studies in molecular genetics.

Genomes 3 builds on the achievements of the previous two editions by putting genomes, rather than genes, at the centre of molecular genetics teaching. Recognising that molecular biology research was being driven more by genome sequencing and functional analysis than by research into genes, this approach has gathered momentum in recent years.

Reviews

"…a broad appeal to all levels of biology undergraduates, even the more zoology inclined, who these days will be unable to avoid learning about molecules. However, even they will be happy with the substantial chapters on evolution, which is afforded considerably…" The Times Higher Education

Contents

Part 1: Studying Genomes 1. Genomes, Transcriptomes and Proteomes 2. Studying DNA 3. Mapping Genomes 4. Sequencing Genomes 5. Understanding a Genome Sequence 6. Understanding How a Genome Functions Part 2: Genome Anatomies 7. Eukaryotic Nuclear Genomes 8. Genomes of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotic Organelles 9. Virus Genomes and Mobile Genetic Elements Part 3: How Genomes Function 10. Accessing the Genome 11. Assembly of the Transcription Initiation Complex 12. Synthesis and Processing of RNA 13. Synthesis and Processing of the Proteome 14. Regulation of Genome Activity Part 4: How Genomes Replicate and Evolve 15. Genome Replication 16. Mutations and DNA Repair 17. Recombination 18. How Genomes Evolve 19. Molecular Phylogenetics

Author Bio

Professor Terry Brown graduated from Queen Elizabeth College, London with a BSc Hons in Microbiology in 1974, and from University College London with a PhD in 1977. He joined the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology as a postdoctoral researcher in 1981, and has remained in Manchester ever since, becoming the UK's first Professor of Biomolecular Archaeology in 2000. He was Head of Biomolecular Sciences from 2002–2004 and has been Associate Dean in Life Sciences since 2004.

Terry Brown has been active in genomics and biomolecular archaeology since 1989. He is particularly interested in the origins and spread of agriculture and has published a number of research papers that describe how examination of the genomes of wheat and maize can provide information on the history of cultivation of these crops.

Related Subjects

1. Genetics
2. Molecular Biology
3. Cell Biology