Introduction to computational genomics : a case studies approach /

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Author / Creator:Cristianini, Nello.
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Description:xvii, 182 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6270898
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Other authors / contributors:Hahn, Matthew William, 1975-
ISBN:9780521856034 (hbk.)
0521856035 (hbk.)
9780521856034 (hbk.)
9780521671910 (pbk.)
0521671914 (pbk.)
9780521671910 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-178) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • A Case Studies Approach
  • Prologue (in praise of cells)
  • 1. The first look at a genome (sequence statistics)
  • 2. All the sequence's men (gene finding)
  • 3. All in the family (sequence alignment)
  • 4. The boulevard of broken genes (hidden Markov models)
  • 5. Are Neanderthals among us? (variation within and between species)
  • 6. Fighting HIV (natural selection at the molecular level)
  • 7. SARS: a post-genomic epidemic (phylogenetic analysis)
  • 8. Welcome to the hotel Chlamydia (whole genome comparisons)
  • 9. The genomics of wine-making (analysis of gene expression)
  • 10. A bed-time story (identification of regulatory sequences)
  • Appendix