Bücher für Medizin, Wissenschaft und Studium

Biotechnologie
Genetik

FOUNDATIONS OF DNA
Overview
1. DNA Is the Primary Genetic Material
2. Information Flow from DNA to Protein
3. Control of Gene Expression
4. Basic Tools of Recombinant DNA
5. Fundamental Features of Eukaryotic Genes
6. A New Toolbox for Recombinant DNA
7. Mobile DNA Sequences in the Genome
8. Epigenetic Modifications of the Genome
9. RNAi Regulates Gene Action
FOUNDATIONS OF GENOMICS
Overview
10. Fundamentals of Whole-Genome Sequencing
11. How the Human Genome Was Sequenced
ANALYZING GENOMES
Overview
12. Comparing and Analyzing Genomes
13. From Genome Sequence to Gene Function
GENOME DIVERSITY
Overview
14. Prokaryotic Genomes
15. The Minimal Genome
16. Cytoplasmic Genomes
17. The Yeast Genome
18. The Fly and Worm Genomes
19. Plant Genomes
20. Vertebrate Genomes
USING GENOMES
Overview
21. Human Ancestry
22. Simple Mendelian Human Disorders
23. Complex Human Genetic Traits
24. Studying Human Behavior
25. The Genetic Basis of Aging
26. The Genetic Basis of Cancer
27. Fighting Infections
28. Justice and DNA
29. Improving Plants and Animals
30. Society and the New Genetics

Figure Credits
Index

James D. Watson, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York; Amy A. Caudy, Princeton University, New Jersey; Richard M. Myers, Stanford University, California; Jan A. Witkowski, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York