The origins of genome architecture /
Michael Lynch.
- Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, c2007.
- xvi, 494 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-470) and indexes.
The origin of eukaryotes -- Genome size and organismal complexity -- The human genome -- Why population size matters -- Three keys to chromosomal integrity -- The nucleotide composition landscape -- Mobile genetic elements -- Genomic expansion by gene duplication -- Genes in pieces -- Transcript production -- Expansion and contraction of organelle genomes -- Sex chromosomes -- Genomfart.