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Recombinant DNA: Genes and Genomes

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2007Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxi, 474 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781429203128
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 572.86 WAT-R
Contents:
DNA is the primary genetic material -- Information flow from DNA to protein -- Control of gene expression -- Basic tools of recombinant DNA -- Fundamental features of Eukaryotic genes -- A new toolbox for recombinant DNA -- Mobile DNA sequences in the genome -- Epigenetic modifications of the genome -- RNA interference regulates gene action -- Fundamentals of whole-genome sequencing -- How the human genome was sequenced -- Comparing and analyzing genomes -- From genome sequence to gene function -- Finding human disease genes -- Understanding the genetic basis of cancer -- DNA fingerprinting and forensics.
Summary: This is the authoritative introduction to the concepts and techniques of recombinant DNA research and their dramatic results. The book explores core concepts in molecular biology in a contemporary inquiry-based context, building its coverage around the landmark experiments that redefined our understanding of DNA.
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DNA is the primary genetic material -- Information flow from DNA to protein -- Control of gene expression -- Basic tools of recombinant DNA -- Fundamental features of Eukaryotic genes -- A new toolbox for recombinant DNA -- Mobile DNA sequences in the genome -- Epigenetic modifications of the genome -- RNA interference regulates gene action -- Fundamentals of whole-genome sequencing -- How the human genome was sequenced -- Comparing and analyzing genomes -- From genome sequence to gene function -- Finding human disease genes -- Understanding the genetic basis of cancer -- DNA fingerprinting and forensics.

This is the authoritative introduction to the concepts and techniques of recombinant DNA research and their dramatic results. The book explores core concepts in molecular biology in a contemporary inquiry-based context, building its coverage around the landmark experiments that redefined our understanding of DNA.

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