Provides a bird's-eye view of the human genome

Presents evolutionary perspectives on the human genome

Offers interesting topics such as rubbish DNA, opsin genes, transcription factors, and gut metagenomes

Provides a bird's-eye view of the human genome Presents evolutionary perspectives on the human genome Offers interesting topics such as rubbish DNA, opsin genes, transcription factors, and gut metagenomes

Autorentext
Naruya Saitou, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan

Zusammenfassung
Provides a bird's-eye view of the human genome

Presents evolutionary perspectives on the human genome

Offers interesting topics such as rubbish DNA, opsin genes, transcription factors, and gut metagenomes

Inhalt
Preface.- Part I: Overview of the Human Genome.- Chapter 1: Human evolution and human genome at a glance.- Chapter 2: Rubbish DNA: The functionless fraction of the human genome.- Chapter 3: GC content heterogeneity.- Chapter 4: Protein-coding and non-coding RNA genes.- Chapter 5: Duplicated genes.- Chapter 6: Recombination.-Chapter 7: CNVs and microsatellite DNA polymorphism.-Part II: The Human Genome Viewed through Genes.-Chapter 8: Genes on X and Y chromosomes.- Chapter 9: Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) region in human population studies.-Chapter 10: Evolution of genes for color vision and the chemical senses in primates.-Chapter 11: Global landscapes of human phenotypic variation in inherited traits.- Chapter 12: Transcription factor genes.- Chapter 13: Genetics of diabetes: are they thrifty genotype?.- Chapter 14: Disease-related genes from population genetic aspect and their functional significance.- Chapter 15: Microbe genomes associated with human body.-Index.