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4th Edition by David Clark and Lonnie Russell The molecular revolution is upon us! For those who expect to be part of what's happening in the 21st century, the impact of molecular genetics research should not be underestimated. The authors present a simple and fun approach to the topic of molecular biology. Written primarily for the science student, but suitable for
the non-scientist, the reader will gain a solid understanding
of the fundamentals and tools of molecular biology. The book
also details how this rapidly advancing field has and will
continue to have an impact on health, law, agriculture, biotechnology
and our understanding of the origins of the species.
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Table of Contents
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1
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Introduction
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1
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2
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Bacteria:
The molecular Biologist's Guinea Pigs
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5
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3
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Basic
Genetics
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13
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4
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Required Reading: The Molecular Basis of Heredity |
25
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5
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Duplicating the DNA: Replication |
35
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6
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Getting
the Message Out: Transcription of Genes to Produce Messenger
RNA
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47
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7
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Proteins:
The Buck Stops Here
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63
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8
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Sex
Among the Low-Lifes and Its Exploitation by Molecular
Biologists: Gene Transfer in Bacteria
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83
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9
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Messing about with DNA |
95
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10
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Products
from Biotechnology
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113
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11
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Genetic
Organization in Higher Organisms
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131
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12
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Mutations: Things that Go bump in the Night |
153
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13
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Inherited
Human Disease
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173
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14
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Cancer
and Aging
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191
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15
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Down
on the Farm: Transgenic Plants and Animals
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217
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Just
Do It! Techniques of Molecular Biology
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237
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PCR:
The Polymerase Chain Reaction and Its Many Uses
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271
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Whodunit?
Forensic Medicine and Molecular Biology
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287
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Gene Creatures Part I: Viruses, Viroids and Plasmids |
299
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Gene Creatures Part II: Jumping Genes and Junk DNA |
317
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Biological Warfare |
335
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The Molecular Defense Initiative: Your Immune System at Work |
361
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Genomics and DNA Sequencing |
387
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Molecular Evolution: Memories of “The Way We Were” |
401
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RNA: The Final Frontier |
431
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Classification: Biology for the Neurotic and the Obsessive-Compulsive |
439
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A Brief History of Molecular Biology |
451
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What Was Said–What Was Meant: Understanding a Molecular Biology Seminar |
457
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DNA Gets Personal |
465
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Brush Up Your Chemistry |
475
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| Glossary |
491
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Index |
513
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