Preceded by: Genomes 3 / T. A. Brown. 3rd ed. New York : Garland Science, c2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Genomes, transcriptomes and proteomes -- Studying DNA -- Mapping genomes -- Sequencing genomes -- Genome annotation -- Identifying gene functions -- Eukaryotic nuclear genomes -- Genomes of prokaryotes and eukaryotic organelles -- Virus genomes and mobile genetic elements -- Accessing the genome -- The role of DNA-binding proteins in genome expression -- Transcriptomes -- Proteomes -- Genome expression in the context of cell and organism -- Genome replication -- Mutations and DNA repair -- Recombination and transposition -- How genomes evolve.