Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3365
Title: Genetics and Randomness
Contributor(s): Ruvinsky, Anatoly (author)
Publication Date: 2010
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3365
Abstract: No matter how far science advances, the proportion of what is knowable to what is random will remain unchanged, and attempts to ignore this critical threshold are futile at best. With the revolutionary explosion in genetic information discovery, it is crucially important to recognize the underlying limitations of scientific prediction in genetics. Genetics and Randomness furthers the understanding of the role randomness plays in critical biological processes. The book also navigates the complex nature of genetic uncertainty from different points of view and at various levels of biological organization. Exploring areas ranging from basic quantum mechanics and molecular genetics to modern evolutionary genetics and the philosophy of mathematics, this well-organized text discusses: ●Spontaneity of mutations and their relation to subatomic randomness ●Deep links between subatomic fluctuations and long-term macroscopic changes in living organisms ●The multitude of random events that occur during development ●Segregation, genetic drift, and natural selection Randomness and uncertainty are not occasional and regretful deviations from the "true" principles upon which life is built. Genetics and Randomness illustrates the ubiquitous nature of randomness as an integral feature of all essential processes, effectively embracing a probabilistic understanding of the phenomena of life.
Publication Type: Book
Publisher: CRC Press
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, United States of America
ISBN: 9781420078855
Fields of Research (FOR) 2008: 060408 Genomics
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences
HERDC Category Description: A1 Authored Book - Scholarly
Publisher/associated links: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=7UoxELw9HA0C&lpg=PP1&dq=Genetics%20and%20Randomness&pg=PP1
http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420078855
http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an44071907
Extent of Pages: 169
Appears in Collections:Book

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