Molecular biology : principles and practice /

Written and illustrated with unsurpassed clarity, "Molecular Biology: Principles and Practice" introduces fundamental concepts while exposing students to how science is done. The authors convey the sense of joy and excitement that comes from scientific discovery, highlighting the work of r...

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Main Authors: Cox, Michael M. (Author)
Group Author: Doudna, Jennifer A.; O'Donnell, Michael (Biochemist)
Published: W. H. Freeman & Company, a Macmillan Education Imprint,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
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Summary: Written and illustrated with unsurpassed clarity, "Molecular Biology: Principles and Practice" introduces fundamental concepts while exposing students to how science is done. The authors convey the sense of joy and excitement that comes from scientific discovery, highlighting the work of researchers who have shaped and who continue to shape the field today.See what's in the LaunchPad"
Carrier Form: xxviii, 799, A19, S22, G28, I35 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), forms ; 28 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781464126147 (hardback) :
1464126143 (hardback)
9781319154134 (hardback)
1319154131 (hardback)
Index Number: QH506
CLC: Q7
Call Number: Q7/C877/2nd ed.
Contents: I. Foundations. Evolution, science, and molecular biology ; DNA : the repository of biological information ; Chemical basis of information molecules ; Protein structure ; Protein function -- II. Nucleic acid structure and methods. DNA and RNA structure ; Studying genes ; Genomes, transcriptomes, and proteomes ; Topology : functional deformations of DNA ; Nucleosomes, chromatin, and chromosome structure -- III. Information transfer. DNA replication ; DNA mutation and repair ; Recombinational DNA repair and homologous recombination ; Site-specific recombination and transposition ; Transcription : DNA-dependent synthesis of RNA ; RNA processing ; The genetic code ; Protein synthesis -- IV. Regulation. Regulating the flow of information ; The regulation of gene expression in bacteria ; The transcriptional regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes ; The posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes -- Model organisms appendix -- Glossary -- Solution to problems.