Function and evolution of repeated DNA sequences / coordinated by Guy-Franck Richard.
| Other author | Richard, Guy-Franck. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London, UK : ISTE, Ltd. ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2023. |
| Description | xxiii, 365 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Abstract | The genome of a living being is composed of DNA sequences with diverse origins. Beyond single-copy genes, whose product has a biological function that can be inferred by experimentation, certain DNA sequences, present in a large number of copies, escape the most refined approaches aimed at elucidating their precise role. The existence of what 20th century geneticists had already perceived (and wrongly described as "junk DNA"!) was confirmed by the sequencing of the first complex genomes, including that of Homo sapiens. A large part of what defines a living thing is not unique, but repeated, sometimes a very large number of times, increasing in complexity with successive duplications and multiplication. Understanding and defining the many functions of this myriad of repeated sequences, as well as their evolution through natural selection, has become one of the major challenges for 21st century genomics. |
| General note | At head of title: Sciences: Biology, Field Director -- Marie-Christine Maurel; Genetics, Epigenetics, Subject Head -- Bernard Dujon. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1789451191 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781789451191 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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