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Mathematics and the Genome: References

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8. References


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Cavalier-Smith, T., (ed.), The Evolution of Genome Size, Wiley, Chichester, 1985.

Clote, P. and R. Backofen, Computational Molecular Biology, Wiley, New York, 2000.

Crow, J. and W. Dove, (eds.), Perspectives on Genetics, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 2000.

Dunn, L., A Short History of Genetics, McGraw Hill, New York, 1965.

Farach-Colton, M. and F. Roberts, M. Vingron, M. Waterman, (eds.), DIMACS, Volume 47, American Mathematical Society, Providence, 1999.

Fincham, J., Genetics, Jones and Bartlett, Boston, 1983.

Findley, A. and S. McGlynn, G. Findley, The Geometry of Genetics, Wiley, New York, 1989.

Fraser, A., Heredity, Genes and Chromosomes, McGraw Hill, New York, 1966.

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Hartl, D., A Primer of Population Genetics, (2nd edition), Sinauer, Sunderland, 1988.

Hartl, D. and A. Clark, Principles of Population Genetics, (3rd edition), Sinauer, Sunderland, 1997.

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  1. Introduction
  2. Mathematics and Classical Genetics (The Early Days)
  3. Mathematics and Clasical Genetics (1900-1953)
  4. Molecular Genetics (1953-Present)
  5. Near and Far (Strings)
  6. Near and Far (Trees)
  7. The Wider Picture and the Future
  8. References