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| ISBN: | 0511115377
9780511115370
9780511546433
0511546432
0521802938
1280415142
9781280415142
9780521169585
0521169585
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-249) and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Information Theory, Evolution and the Origin of Life presents a timely introduction to the use of information theory and coding theory in molecular biology. The genetical information system, because it is linear and digital, resembles the algorithmic language of computers. George Gamow pointed out that the application of Shannon's information theory breaks genetics and molecular biology out of the descriptive mode into the quantitative mode and Dr Yockey develops this theme, discussing how information theory and coding theory can be applied to molecular biology. He discusses how these tools for measuring the information in the sequences of the genome and the proteome are essential for our complete understanding of the nature and origin of life. The author writes for the computer competent reader who is interested in evolution and the origins of life.
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| Other form: | Print version: Yockey, Hubert P. Information theory, evolution, and the origin of life. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 0521802938
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