Gene Structure and Expression

Klappentext This third edition of a successful textbook is a concise description of the structure and function of genes. Zusammenfassung This third edition of a successful textbook is a concise yet fully informative coverage of the structure and function of genes. It has been extensively updated! particularly in regard to advances in our understanding of replication and transcription. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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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• Autori: John D. Hawkins, John D. (St Bartholomew''s Hospital) Hawkins, Hawkins John D., Hawkins John D.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.09.1996
• EAN: 9780521568661
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56866-1
• Pagine: 232
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Cell Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Cellular biology (cytology), Genetics (non-medical)