[eBook Code] Welcome to the Genome (eBook Code, 2nd)

Foreward: Still, The Genomic Revolution ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction: Welcome Back to the Genome xiii

1 From Mendel to Molecules 1

2 The Building Blocks of Gene Sequencing 31

3 Sequencing the Genome 47

4 The Next Generation 65

5 Making the Genome Safe 81

6 The Meanings of Genetic Diversity: Part I 121

7 The Meanings of Genetic Diversity: Part II 143

8 The Tree of Life: 4 Billion Years of Divergence 161

9 Sequencing the Small and Infamous: A Look at Metagenomics and Microbiomes 195

10 The World to Come: Agriculture 213

Conclusion: Don’t Believe the Hype (Including Ours) 245

Index 249