Comparative Genomics

• Main Author: Xia, Xuhua (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Genetics,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Molecular ecology.; Evolutionary biology.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Animal genetics.; Biomathematics.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Molecular Ecology.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.; Animal Genetics and Genomics.

This book provides an evolutionary conceptual framework for comparative genomics, with the ultimate objective of understanding the loss and gain of genes during evolution, the interactions among gene products, and the relationship between genotype, phenotype and the environment. The many examples in...