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&i;`This is an excellent book, and it will be very useful to students'&o;, American Scientist.
Contents
Introduction to the third edition; Introduction to the second edition; Introduction to the first edition; List of abbreviations; 1. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); 2. Ribonucleic acid (RNA); 3. Methodology; 4. Prokaryotic DNA replication and gene expression; 5. The operon concept; 6. Eukaryotic gene organisation and replication; 7. Eukaryotic transcription; 8. Post-transcriptional processing of RNA; 9. Oncogenes; 10. Haemoglobin; 11. Proteins of the immune system; 12. Some gene families; 13. Mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes; 14. Different and evolving genomes; Glossary; Reading lists; Index.
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By: John D Hawkins
212 pages, 36 tables, 93 line diagrams, 9 b/w photos
'This slim and economically priced book covers an enormous amount of ground, reviewing much of molecular genetics in its path.' Mark X. Caddick, Heredity