Molecular biology of the gene /

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Edition:5th ed.
Imprint:San Francisco : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings ; [S.l.] : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, c2004.
Description:xxix, 732 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5049787
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Other authors / contributors:Watson, James D., 1928-
ISBN:080534635X
0805346422
0805346430
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
System requirements: Macintosh running System 9+ or PC running Windows 98+/NT, 166+ MHz CPU, 64 MB RAM, 1024 x 768 monitor with thousands of colors, Netscape 4.7+ or IE 5+, Shockwave Player 8+, Flash Player 5+, QuickTime 4+.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Chemistry and Genetics
  • 1. The Mendelian View of the World
  • 2. Nucleic Acids Convey Genetic Information
  • 3. The Importance of Weak Chemical Interactions
  • 4. The Importance of High-Energy Bonds
  • 5. Weak and Strong Bonds Determine Macromolecular Structure
  • Part 2. Maintenance of the Genome
  • 6. The Structures of DNA and RNA
  • 7. Chromosomes, Chromatin, and the Nucleosome
  • 8. The Replication of DNA
  • 9. The Mutability and Repair of DNA
  • 10. Homologous Recombination at the Molecular Level
  • 11. Site-Specific Recombination and Transposition of DNA
  • Part 3. Expression of the Genome
  • 12. Mechanisms of Transcription
  • 13. RNA Splicing
  • 14. Translation
  • 15. The Genetic Code
  • Part 4. Regulation
  • 16. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes
  • 17. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes
  • 18. Gene Regulation during Development
  • 19. Comparative Genomics and the Evolution of Diversity
  • Part 5. Methods
  • 20. Techniques of Molecular Biology
  • 21. Model Organisms
  • Index