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Complexity in biological structures and systems

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Abstract

Complexity and related concepts are important for understanding life processes as revealed in the new high-throughput data streams. Formal analysis of complexity is less advanced in biology than in certain other fields, including mathematics, physics, and computer science. This article offers an introduction to complexity for biologists, with emphasis on explaining the concepts and results from other fields applicable to understanding living systems at the molecular level. Many of the questions raised are subjects of current research.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationEncyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
Subtitle of host publicationDunn/Genomics
Publisherwiley
Pages1-23
Number of pages23
ISBN (Electronic)9780470011539
ISBN (Print)9780470849743
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2006

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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