| Description |
xi, 499 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Biological Heredity and Variation -- 2. The Cell Cycle -- 3. Chromatin -- 4. Chromosome Mutation -- 5. Chromosome Structure and Function -- 6. Development, Molecular Aspects -- 7. DNA Methylation and Epigenetic Regulation -- 8. The Gene -- 9. Gene Expression and Regulation -- 10. Gene Transfer in Bacteria -- 11. The Genetic Code -- 12. Genomes and Mapping -- 13. Mobile Genetic Elements -- 14. Mutagenesis and DNA Repair -- 15. Mutation and Selection -- 16. Nucleic Acid Structure -- 17. Nucleic Acid-Binding Properties -- 18. Oncogenes and Cancer -- 19. Organelle Genomes -- 20. Plasmids -- 21. The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) -- 22. Proteins: Structure, Function and Evolution -- 23. Protein Synthesis -- 24. Recombinant DNA and Molecular Cloning -- 25. Recombination -- 26. Replication -- 27. RNA Processing -- 28. Signal Transduction -- 29. Transcription -- 30. Viruses and Subviral Agents |
| Summary |
Advanced Molecular Biology - A Concise Reference provides in-depth coverage of 30 essential topics in molecular biology with particular focus on genetic information and its expression. The book emphasizes unifying principles and mechanisms, with comprehensive use of tables and boxes to summarize experimental data, gene and protein functions. Advanced Molecular Biology - A Concise Reference is written for upper level undergraduates, postgraduates and academics with an interest in molecular biology who need a convenient entry into the field |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also available as an electronic book via the World Wide Web to institutions affiliated with netLibrary, Inc |
| Subject |
Molecular biology.
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| Author |
Wisden, W.
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| LC no. |
00302572 |
| ISBN |
0387915605 (New York) |
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0387915982 (Springer) |
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0585417822 (electronic bk.) |
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185996141X (BIOS Scientific) |
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9813083816 (Springer Singapore) |
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