 
Understanding DNA and Gene Cloning: A Guide for the Curious, 4th Edition
ISBN: 978-0-471-43416-0
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April 2003, ©2004
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PART I. BASIC MOLECULAR GENETICS.
Chapter 2. Structure of DNA: Two Long, Interwound Chains.
Chapter 3. Reproducing DNA: Information Transfer from One Generation to the Next.
Chapter 4. Gene Expression: Cellular Use of Genetic Information.
PART II. MANIPULATION DNA.
Chapter 5. Microbial Growth: One-celled Organisms as Tools for Gene Cloning.
Chapter 6. Plasmids and Phages: Submicroscopic Parasites Used to Deliver Genes to Cells.
Chapter 7. Cutting and Joining DNA: Restriction Endonucleases and Ligases Used to Restructure DNA Molecules.
Chapter 8. Using Complementary Base Pairing: Hybridization, Probes, and Amplification using PCR.
Chapter 9. Cloning Genes: Isolation of a Hemoglobin Gene.
Chapter 10. Using Cloned Genes: Gene Structure, Expression Vectors, and Gene Function.
PART III. MODERN MOLECULAR GENETICS.
Chapter 11. Beyond the Central Dogma: A Sampling of Insights Derived from Gene Cloning.
Chapter 12. Retroviruses: AIDS and Gene Delivery.
Chapter 13. Cancer Genes: The Loss of Growth Control.
PART IV: HUMAN GENETICS.
Chapter 14. Heredity: Pattern of Inheritance and Genetic Instability.
Chapter 15. Application of Human Genetics: Genetic Testing, Gene Therapy, and DNA Fingerprinting.
PART V. WHOLE GENOMES.
Chapter 16. Genomics: Using Whole Genomes to Study Life.
Additional Reading.
Glossary.
Abbreviations.
Index.
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