Function and Evolution of Repeated DNA Sequences
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Function and Evolution of Repeated DNA Sequences

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Function and Evolution of Repeated DNA Sequences

About this book

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.

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Yes, you can access Function and Evolution of Repeated DNA Sequences by Guy-Franck Richard in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Evolution. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Wiley-ISTE
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781789451191
eBook ISBN
9781394264896
Edition
1
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Evolution
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Foreword
  6. Introduction: About Repeated Genomes
  7. 1 Whole-Genome Duplications, a Source of Redundancy at the Entire-Genome Scale
  8. 2 Segmental Duplications and CNVs: Adaptive Potential of Structural Polymorphism
  9. 3 Transposable Elements: Parasites that Shape Genome Evolution
  10. 4 Insights Into the Evolutionary Diversity of Centromeres
  11. 5 Evolution and Functions of Telomeres
  12. 6 G-quadruplexes: Structure, Detection and Functions
  13. 7 Satellite DNA, Microsatellites and Minisatellites
  14. 8 CRISPR-Cas: An Adaptive Immune System
  15. List of Authors
  16. Index
  17. End User License Agreement