PART 1: HOW GENOMES ARE STUDIED 1. Genomes, Transcriptomes and Proteomes 2. Studying DNA 3. Mapping Genomes 4. Sequencing Genomes 5. Genome Annotation 6. Identifying Gene Functions PART 2: GENOME ANATOMIES 7. Eukaryotic Nuclear Genomes 8. Genomes of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotic Organelles 9. Virus Genomes and Mobile Genetic Elements PART 3: HOW GENOMES ARE EXPRESSED 10. Accessing the Genome 11. The Role of DNA-Protein Interactions in Genome Expression 12. Transcriptomes 13. Proteomes 14. Genome Expression in the Context of Cell and Organism PART 4: HOW GENOMES ARE REPLICATED AND EVOLVE 15. Genome Replication 16. Recombination and Transposition 17. Mutations and DNA Repair 18. How Genomes Evolve