Main description:

Written and illustrated with unsurpassed clarity, Molecular Biology: Principles and Practice introduces fundamental concepts while exposing students to how science is done. The authors convey the sense of joy and excitement that comes from scientific discovery, highlighting the work of researchers who have shaped--and who continue to shape--the field today.See what's in the LaunchPad

Contents:

I. Foundations 1. Evolution, Science, and Molecular Biology 2. DNA: The Repository of Biological Information 3. Chemical Basis of Information Molecules 4. Protein Structure 5. Protein Function II. Nucleic Acid Structure and Methods 6. DNA and RNA Structure 7. Studying Genes 8. Genomes, Transcriptomes, and Proteomes 9. Topology: Functional Deformations of DNA 10. Nucleosomes, Chromatin, and Chromosome Structure III. Information Transfer 11. DNA Replication 12. DNA Mutation and Repair 13. Recombinational DNA Repair and Homologous Recombination 14. Site-Specific Recombination and Transposition 15. Transcription: DNA-Dependent Synthesis of RNA 16. RNA Processing 17. The Genetic Code 18. Protein Synthesis IV. Regulation 19. Regulating the Flow of Information 20. The Regulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria 21. The Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes 22. The Posttranscriptional Regulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes Appendix: Model Organisms Glossary Solutions to Problems Index