Laurence A. Moran

What's in Your Genome?

90% of Your Genome Is Junk

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Produktbeschreibung

Whatâ s in Your Genome? describes the functional regions of the human genome, the evidence that 90% of it is junk DNA, and the reasons this evidence has not been widely accepted by the popular press and much of the scientific community.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 158mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 776g
• ISBN-13: 9781487508593
• ISBN-10: 148750859X
• Artikelnr.: 66274760

Autorenporträt

Laurence (Larry) A. Moran is a professor emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Toronto. His main interests are gene expression, genomes, and molecular evolution, and he writes a popular blog called Sandwalk. He has co-authored a number of biochemistry textbooks and maintains a keen interest in science education.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Prologue
The Junk DNA War
1. Introducing Genomes
2. The Evolution of Sloppy Genomes
3. Repetitive DNA and Mobile Genetic Elements
4. Why Don’t Mutations Kill Us?
5. The Big Picture
6. How Many Genes? How Many Proteins?
7. Gene Families and the Birth and Death of Genes
8. Noncoding Genes and Junk RNA
9. The ENCODE Publicity Campaign
10. Turning Genes On and Off
11. Zen and the Art of Coping with a Poorly Designed Genome
Glossary
References
Index