Mathematics of Genome Analysis (Cambridge Studies in Mathematical Biology, Series Number 17) - Softcover

Percus, Jerome K.

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9780521585262: Mathematics of Genome Analysis (Cambridge Studies in Mathematical Biology, Series Number 17)
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ISBN 10: 0521585260 ISBN 13: 9780521585262
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

The massive research effort known as the Human Genome Project is an attempt to record the sequence of the three trillion nucleotides that make up the human genome and to identify individual genes within this sequence. The description and classification of sequences is heavily dependent on mathematical and statistical models. This short textbook presents a brief description of several ways in which mathematics and statistics are being used in genome analysis and sequencing.

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Book Description

The massive research effort known as the Human Genome Project is an attempt to record the sequence of the three trillion nucleotides that make up the human genome and to identify individual genes within this sequence. While the basic effort is of course a biological one, the description and classification of sequences also lend themselves naturally to mathematical and statistical modeling. This short textbook on the mathematics of genome analysis presents a brief description of several ways in which mathematics and statistics are being used in genome analysis and sequencing. It will be of interest not only to students but also to professional mathematicians curious about the subject.

Review

"Mathematics of Genome Analysis is a suitable textbook for a mathematics course aimed at raising awareness of the challenges that are posed by computational biology. It is also good first reading for mathematics students and professionals who want to get an idea of the exciting mathematical problems in the analysis of biological sequences." Phyics Today

"This is a lovely, short textbook on selective mathematical models in genomic DNA sequence analysis.... its style is unique..." The Quarterly Review of Biology

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521585260
ISBN 13 
9780521585262
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
150
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