Why Dna?: From DNA Sequence to Biological Complexity

by Andrew Travers

Book Overview

Information is central to the evolution of biological complexity, a physical system relying on a continuous supply of energy. Biology provides superb examples of the consequent Darwinian selection of mechanisms for efficient energy utilisation. Genetic information, underpinned by the Watson-Crick base-pairing rules is largely encoded by DNA, a molecule uniquely adapted to its roles in information storage and utilisation.This volume addresses two fundamental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110705639X
• ISBN13: 9781107056398
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"