Preface xiii
1 THE NATURE OF DNA
2 THE REPLICATION OF DOUBLESTRANDED DNA
3 THE REPLICATION OF OTHER NUCLEIC ACIDS
4 THE PROTEINS
5 THE NATURE OF THE GENE:THE REPPSITORY OF INFORMATI
N_6 THE GENETIC CODE
7 CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION IN PROKARYOTES
8 PROKARYOTIC PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
9 MUTATIONS AND REPAIR OF DNA
10 EUKARYOTIC GENES:BASIC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTI
N_11 GENE MANIPULATION:GENETIC ENGINEERING
12 THE PROMISES AND THE PERILS OF THE NEW GENETICS
Glossary
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