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Recombinant DNA: Genes and Genomes

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 underst...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James D Watson
Format: Printed Book
Published: New York Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2007
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Table of 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.