This volume provides a collection of robust protocols for molecular biologists studying comparative genomics. Given the tremendous increase in available biosequence data over the past ten years, this volume is timely, comprehensive, and novel. The volume is intended for molecular biologists, biochemists and geneticists. 1 Hardback 17 Tables, black and white; 3 Illustrations, color; 144 Illustrations, black and white; XIV, 546 p. 147 illus., 3 illus. in color.