Phylogenomics

Phylogenomics: A Primer Second Edition is for advanced undergraduate and graduate biology students studying molecular biology comparative biology evolution genomics and biodiversity. This book explains the essential concepts underlying the storage and manipulation of genomics level data construction of phylogenetic trees population genetics natural selection the tree of life DNA barcoding and metagenomics. The inclusion of problem-solving exercises in each chapter provides students with a solid grasp of the important molecular and evolutionary questions facing modern biologists as well as the tools needed to answer them.