Overview
- Unique synopsis of the state-of-the-art of scientific research
- Numerous examples of broadly applicable bioinformatic techniques
- Illustrates the connections between scientific information from the molecular to ecosystem levels
Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration (AIPH, volume 33)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
New possibilities have been brought about by the stunning number of genomic sequences becoming available for photosynthetic organisms. This new world of whole genome sequence data spans the phyla from photosynthetic microbes to algae to higher plants. These whole genome projects are intrinsically interesting, but also inform the variety of other molecular sequence databases including the recent 'meta-genomic' sequencing efforts that analyze entire communities of organisms. As impressive as they are, are obviously only the beginning of the effort to decipher the biological meaning encoded within them. This book aims to highlight progress in this direction. This book aims toward a genome-level understanding of the structure, function, and evolution of photosynthetic systems and the advantages accrued from the availability of phyletically diverse sets of gene sequences for the major components of the photosynthetic apparatus. While not meant to be fully comprehensive in terms of the topics covered, it does provide detailed views of specific cases and thereby illustrates important new directions that are being taken in this fast-moving field—a field that involves the integration of bioinformatics, molecular biology, physiology, and ecology.
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“This book is an excellent synopsis of current thinking about evolution of photosynthesis on different system levels. … It gives an excellent introduction into the recent literature and the controversial debate on the evolution of the variety of photosynthetic systems we know today. The book is not only highly relevant for research scientists working on the different aspects of photosynthesis, but also for graduate students interested in molecular plant biology, and it can be strongly recommended.” (Martin Hagemann, Annals of Botany, Vol. 111 (3), March, 2013)Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Functional Genomics and Evolution of Photosynthetic Systems
Editors: Robert Burnap, Wim Vermaas
Series Title: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1533-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-1532-5Published: 16 September 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3832-4Published: 18 November 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-1533-2Published: 18 September 2011
Series ISSN: 1572-0233
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0102
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVI, 392
Topics: Life Sciences, general, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Gene Function, Energy Harvesting