Molecular biology of the gene. vol. 1 /
James D. Watson, Hopkins, Nancy, Jeffrey Roberts, Joan Steitz and Alan Weiner.
- Fourth edition.
- xxix, 741 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I Historical Background: The mendelian view of the world -- Cells obey the laws of chemistry -- Nucleic acids convey genetic information -- Part II Chemical facts and principles: A chemist's look at the bacterial cell -- The importance of weak chemical interactions -- Coupled reactions and group transfers -- Part III Bacterial genetics: The genetic systems provided by E. Coli and its viruses -- The fine structure of bacterial and phage genes -- Part IV DNA in details: The structures of DNA -- The replication of DNA -- Recombination at the molecular level -- The mutability and repair of DNA -- Part V The steps in protein synthesis: The synthesis of RNA upon DNA templates -- Involvement of RNA in protein synthesis -- The genetic code -- Part VI Regulation of gene function in bacterial cells: Regulation of protein synthesis and function in bacteria -- The replication of bacterial viruses -- Part VII Facing up to eucaryotic cells: Yeasts as the E. Coli of eucaryotic cells -- Recombinant DNA at work -- Part VIII The functioning of eucaryotic chromosomes: The unexpected structures of eucaryotic genomes -- The functioning of higher eucaryotic genes.