Understanding DNA The Molecule and How It Works

Name: Understanding DNA The Molecule and How It Works
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ISBN: 9780121550899

ISBN-10: 0121550893

ISBN-13: 9780121550899

Edition: 3rd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Chris R. Calladine, Horace Drew, Ben Luisi, Andrew Travers

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Now in its third edition, this volume is suitable for undergraduates and graduates as well as an introduction for the general reader. It explains what is currently known about DNA and what still remains to be discovered.

Book details

List price: $81.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 3/13/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.63" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English



Preface



An Introduction to Molecular Biology for Non-Scientists



Why a Helix?



Different Kinds of Double Helix



Twisting and Curving



Curving in Three Dimensions



DNA Supercoiling



The Assembly of DNA into Chromosomes



Specific DNA-Protein Interactions



Methods Used to Study the Structure of DNA



DNA in Disease, Diagnostics, and Medicine



Cytosine Methylation and DNA Epigenetics


Postscript



Notes on the Derivation of Some Technical Terms



The Chemical Theory of Base-stacking Interactions in DNA



How to modify Gene Expression Using Anti-sense Oligonucleotides, Ribozymes or Small Interfering-RNA


Answers to Selected Exercises


Index