Genomes and what to make of them /

Genomes and what to make of them /

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Author / Creator:Barnes, Barry, 1943-
Edition:Paperback ed.
Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013, c2008.
Description:viii, 273 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Genomics.
Genomes.
Genomics.
Genome.
Genomes.
Genomics.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9106849
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Other authors / contributors:DupreĢ, John.
ISBN:022605456X (pbk.)
9780226054568 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-266) and index.
Summary:A clear and lively account of the genomic revolution and its promise, this book opens with a brief history of the science of genetics and from there delves into the use of genomics in determining evolutionary paths and what it can tell us about where we have come from, and where we are going.
Table of Contents:
  • By way of background
  • Genes, genomes, and molecular genetics
  • Genomes
  • Genomics and evolution
  • Genomics and problems of explanation
  • Genomics as power
  • Natural order and human dignity
  • Conclusions.

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