Bøger af Caleb Elliot

Human genome refers to the complete set of genetic data in an organism. It is the full set of nucleic acid sequences in human beings that are encoded as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), inside the twenty three pairs of chromosomes in cell nuclei along with the DNA molecule present inside the mitochondria. The mitochondrial genome and the nuclear genome are often considered separate. Noncoding sequences of DNA are also found in the human genome, along with coding DNA sequences. Understanding the development of the human genome can help in providing data on human evolution. This formed the basis of the Human Genome Project. It was focused on decoding chemical sequence that underlies the human genome and identifying all the genes that are there in the genome. This book unravels the recent studies in the field of human genome sequencing and research. Researchers and students engaged in the study of the human genome will assisted by it.

Genomics is a field of biology that studies the genome. It involves the analysis and sequencing of genes to analyze the function and structure of the complete genome. A revolutionary development in genomics has been the Human Genome Project under which the complete genome sequencing of the human body was achieved. This was possible due to an amalgamation of efficient sequencing technologies and utilization of bioinformatics resources. The genome analysis of an organism usually consists of three stages- DNA sequencing, representation of the original chromosome using knowledge of the assembly of the DNA sequence, and the analysis and annotation of that representation. Some of the areas of research in genomics are functional genomics, structural genomics, metagenomics, epigenomics, etc. Such studies contribute to the advancement of biotechnology, medicine, bioengineering and conservation. The objective of this book is to give a general view of the different areas of genomics and its applications. The various studies that are constantly contributing towards advancing technologies and evolution of this field are examined in detail. This book is a collective contribution of a renowned group of international experts.