Post-Genome Biology of Primates - Primatology Monographs 2012 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: PrefaceAjit Varki 1. "Introduction"Yasuhiro Go, Hiroo Imai, and Hirohisa Hirai I. Post-Genomic Approaches toward Phenotype2. Naoki Osada An overview of transcriptome studies in nonhuman primates 3. Mehmet Somel, Lin Tang, and Philipp Khaitovich The role of neoteny in human evolution: from genes to the phenotype 4. Yoshihito Niimura Evolution of chemosensory receptor genes in primates and other mammals 5. Kaylin A. Adipietro, Hiroaki Matsunami, and Hanyi Zhuang Functional evolution of primate odorant receptors 6. Tohru Sugawara and Hiroo Imai Post genome biology of primates focusing on taste perception 7. Shoji Kawamura, Chihiro Hiramatsu, Amanda D. Melin, Linda M. Fedigan, Filippo Aureli, and Colleen M. Schaffner Polymorphic color vision in primates: evolutionary considerations II. Genome Structure and its Applications8. Toshiyuki Hayakawa and Ajit Varki Human-specific changes in sialic acid biology 9. Hiroki Oota and Kenneth K. Kidd Duplicated gene evolution of the primate alcohol dehydrogenase family 10. Yoko Satta Genome structure and primate evolution 11. Akihiko Koga Contribution of DNA-based transposable elements to genome evolution: inferences drawn from behavior of an element found in fish 12. Takashi Kitano Application of phylogenetic network III. Chromosome Genomics13. Roscoe Stanyon, Nicoletta Archidiacono, and Mariano Rocchi Comparative primate molecular cytogenetics: revealing ancestral genomes, marker order and evolutionary new centromeres 14. Stefan Mueller and Johannes Wienberg Chromosomal evolution of gibbons (Hylobatidae) 15. Hirohisa Hirai Evolution and biological meaning of genomic wastelands (RCRO): proposal of hypothesis IV. Evolution of humans and Non-human Primates16. Atsushi Matsui and Masami Hasegawa Molecular phylogeny and evolution in primates 17. Masanaru Takai Origins and evolution of early primates "Brief Description: Today, researchers in primatology and anthropology have access to a wealth of genome information, opening new insights into primate studies. This book recounts the current state of knowledge, and offers directions for the future of primate genome studies. Jacket Description/Back: In 2001, first reports of the human draft genome were published. Since then, genomes of many other organisms have been sequenced, including several primate species: the chimpanzee, rhesus macaque, gorilla, orangutan, gibbon, baboon, marmoset, tarsier, galago, lemur, and more recently Neanderthals. In a new era of "post-genome biology," scientists now have the vast amount of information revealed by genome research to confront one of the most challenging, fundamental questions in primatology and anthropology: What makes us human? This volume comprises a collection of articles on a variety of topics relevant to primate genomes, including evolution, human origins, genome structure, chromosome genomics, and bioinformatics. The book covers the cutting-edge research in molecular primatology and provides great insights into the functional diversity of primates. This valuable collection will benefit researchers and students, including primatologists, anthropologists, molecular biologists, evolutionary biologists, and animal behaviorists.