Genes IX / Benjamin Lewin. — [Reprinted ed.]. — Beijing : Sudbury, Mass. : Science Press ; Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008.—(58.14/L672(R)/9)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Contents
    Preface
    1. Genes Are DNA 1
    2. Genes Code for Proteins 23
    3. The Interrupted Gene 37
    4. The Content of the Genome 55
    5. GenomeSequences and Gene Numbers 76
    6. Clusters and Repeats 98
    7. Messenger RNA 127
    8. Protein Synthesis 151
    9. Using the Genetic Code 189
    10. Protein Localization 218
    11. Transcription 256
    12. The Operon 300
    13. Regulatory RNA 331
    14. Phage Strategies 349
    15. The Replicon 376
    16. Extrachromosomal Replicons 392
    17. Bacterial Replication Is Connected to the CeLLCycle 408
    18. DNA Replication 428
    19. Homologous and Site-Specific Recombination 457
    20. Repair Systems 499
    21. Transposons 521
    22. Retroviruses and Retroposons 550
    23. Immune Diversity 570
    24. Promoters and Enhancers 609
    25. Activating Transcription 640
    26. RNA Splicing and Processing 667
    27. Catalytic RNA 706
    28. Chromosomes 729
    29. Nucleosomes 757
    30. Controlling Chromatin Structure 796
    31. Epigenetic Effects Are Inherited 818
    Glossary 845
    Index 867