Looking at the human genome as a book of life they have mapped vast numbers of variations in letters or short words – but missed much larger deletions and duplications of pages or chapters. 如果把人类基因组视作生命之书,他们绘制了大量字母或短语的变异&但忽视了书中篇幅更大的整页乃至整章的删节和重复内容。
A book containing an alphabetical or classified listing of names, addresses, and other data, such as telephone numbers, of specific persons, groups, or firms. 通讯录,工商行名录,号码簿内含按字母顺序排列分类的人名、地址和其他资料的书,如特定的人、团体或公司的电话号码。