Description
Book SynopsisFundamental Molecular Biology Discover a focused and up to date exploration of foundational and core concepts in molecular biology
The newly revised Third Edition of Fundamental Molecular Biology delivers a selective and precise treatment of essential topics in molecular biology perfect for allowing students to develop an accurate understanding of the applications of the field. The book applies the process of discovery-observations, questions, experimental designs, results, and conclusions-with an emphasis on the language of molecular biology. Readers will easily focus on the key ideas they need to succeed in any introductory molecular biology course.
Fundamental Molecular Biology provides students with the most up to date techniques and research used by molecular biologists today. Readers of the book will have the support and resources they need to develop a concrete understanding of core and foundational concepts of molecular biology, without bei
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Beginnings of Molecular Biology
Chapter 2 The Structure of DNA
Chapter 3 The Versatility of RNA
Chapter 4 Protein Structure and Folding
Chapter 5 Genome Organization and Evolution
Chapter 6 DNA Replication and Telomer Maintenance
Chapter 7 DNA Repair Pathways
Chapter 8 Transcription in Bacteria
Chapter 9 Transcription in Eukaryotes
Chapter 10 Epigenetic Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
Chapter 11 RNA Processing and Posttranscriptional Gene Regulation
Chapter 12 The Mechanisms of Translation
Chapter 13 Recombinant DNA Technology and Genetically Modified Organisms
Chapter 14 Tools for Analyzing Gene Organization, Expression, and Function
Chapter 15 Medical Molecular Biology
