Dealing with genes : the language of heredity /
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| Author / Creator: | Berg, Paul |
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| Imprint: | Mill Valley, CA : University Science Books, c1992. |
| Description: | xiv, 269 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1382860 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Genes Revealed. Cells. Chromosomes. Inheriting Single Traits. Genes and Chromosomes. Genes and Proteins. Genes Are DNA. Genes Are Molecules
- Ch. 2. Molecules Convey Information. Atoms and Molecules. DNA. RNA. Proteins. Packaging DNA in Chromosomes. Viruses
- Ch. 3. Translating Genes into Traits. DNA Begets RNA. The Genetic Code. RNA Begets Proteins. Switching Genes On and Off. Confronting Complex Genomes
- Ch. 4. Learning to Deal with Genes. Moving Genes Between Cells. Cloning. Recombinant DNA. Novel Vectors. Molecular Scissors. Recombination Revisited
- Ch. 5. Cloning Genes. Clones and Libraries. Cloning RNA. Host-Vector Systems. Mapping Cloned DNAs. Fine Anatomy of a Cloned DNA. Reverse Genetics
- Ch. 6. Genes Are More Interesting Than We Thought. Gene Structure. Sophisticated Switches. What Is a Gene?
- Ch. 7. The Anatomy of Genomes. Genome Size. DNA Sequence and Chromosome Architecture. Mapping Genes on Chromosomes. Mapping Large Genomes. RFLPs. Amplifying DNA Without Cloning. DNA Fingerprints
- Ch. 8. Some Genes Move Around. Sporadic Rearrangements. Programmed Rearrangements. Antibody Genes
- Ch. 9. Genes Drive and Record Evolution. Comparing Genes. Genes as History. Origin of Genes
- Ch. 10. Viruses and Cancer. A World of Viruses. DNA Viruses. Simian Virus 40. RNA Viruses. Cellular Oncogenes
- Ch. 11. Understanding Biological Systems. Colorblindness: A Single Gene Mutation. Coordinating Many Genes. Turning Genes On and Off. Hormones and Other Polypeptide Messengers. DNA Rearrangement Can Regulate Gene Expression
- Ch. 12. Manipulating Biological Systems. Modifying Proteins. Genetic Engineering of Animals. Embryology. Making Mutations. Genetic Engineering of Plants.
