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Understanding DNA : the molecule & how it works /

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The functional properties of any molecule are directly related to, and affected by, its structure. This is especially true for DNA, the molecular that carries the code for all life on earth. The third edition of Understanding DNA has been entirely revised and updated, and expanded to cover new advan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Calladine, C. R.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego, CA : Elsevier Academic Press, 2004.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
DNA.
Molecular biology.
DNA
Molecular Biology
ADN.
Biologie moléculaire.
molecular biology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Genetics & Genomics.
Molecular biology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to molecular biology for non-scientiest
  • 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.