Preface |
Acknowledgments |
From Mendelian Genetics to 4D Genomics / 1: |
Summary / 1.1: |
The Emergence of Genomics / 1.2: |
Diminishing Power of Gene-Based Genomics / 1.3: |
New Genomic Science on the Horizon / 1.4: |
Genes and Genomes Represent Different Biological Entities / 2: |
The Definition of the Genome / 2.1: |
"Parts Versus the Whole": The Emergent Relationship (Which Challenges Reductionism) / 2.3: |
ReExamining Gene Theory Predictions / 2.4: |
The Conflicting Relationship Between the Gene and the Genome / 2.5: |
Genome Context Determines Gene Function / 2.6: |
Action Needed / 2.7: |
Genome Chaos and Macrocellular Evolution: How Evolutionary Cytogenetics Unravels the Mystery of Cancer / 3: |
SOS: We Need a New Conceptual Framework for Cancer Research / 3.1: |
Genome Chaos: Rediscovery of the Importance of the Karyotype in Cancer / 3.3: |
A New Genomic Model for Cancer Evolution / 3.4: |
Chromosomal Coding and Fuzzy Inheritance: The Genomic Basis of Bio-information and Heterogeneity / 4: |
Chromosomal or Karyotype Coding / 4.1: |
Fuzzy Inheritance / 4.3: |
Overlooked Genome Variations / 4.4: |
Why Sex? Genome Reinterpretation Dethrones the Queen / 5: |
What Is the Purpose of Sex? The Answer Is Not Obvious / 5.1: |
Surprise! Asexual Reproduction Does Not Generate Clonal Progenitors! / 5.3: |
The Search for the Main Function and Common Mechanism of Sex / 5.4: |
The Battle Is On: Changing Concepts / 5.5: |
Simulation: Ask the Simplest Question About the Function of Sex / 5.6: |
Case Studies: Reinterpretation Using New Framework / 5.7: |
Lessons Learned / 5.8: |
Breaking the Genome Constraint: The Mechanism of Macroevolution / 6: |
Pattern of Cellular Evolution Challenges Current Evolutionary Theory / 6.1: |
Artificial Selection and Natural Selection Are Fundamentally Different / 6.3: |
Both Isolated Cases and Isolated Natural Environments Represent Exceptions That Fail to Demonstrate the Relationship Between Micro- and Macroevolution / 6.4: |
Maintaining Genome Integrity: The Major Evolutionary Constraint / 6.5: |
Implications of Genome Theory to Evolutionary Concepts / 6.6: |
Evolution Is True but Its Mechanism Must Be Reexamined / 6.7: |
Implications: Creating Artificial Species by Shattering the Genome Followed by Artificial Mating/Genome Selection / 6.8: |
The Genome Theory: A New Framework / 7: |
The Rationale for Establishing a Genome-Based Genomic Theory / 7.1: |
Unique Considerations for Genome Theory / 7.3: |
Outline of the Genome Theory / 7.4: |
The Predictions, Implications, Limitations, and Falsifiability of the Genome Theory / 7.5: |
Challenges Ahead / 7.6: |
The Rationale and Challenges of Molecular Medicine / 8: |
A Brief History: The Promises of Molecular Medicine / 8.1: |
The Challenges and Opportunities for Precision Medicine / 8.3: |
Future Direction / 8.4: |
Epilogue (or Why We Did What We Did) |
Bibliography |
Index |
Preface |
Acknowledgments |
From Mendelian Genetics to 4D Genomics / 1: |
Summary / 1.1: |
The Emergence of Genomics / 1.2: |
Diminishing Power of Gene-Based Genomics / 1.3: |