Contents:

Part 1 Introduction
Ch 1 A Brief History
Ch 2 The Molecular Nature of Genes
Ch 3 An Introduction to Gene Function

Part 2 Methods in Molecular Biology
Ch 4 Molecular Cloning Methods
Ch 5 Molecular Tools for Studying Genes and Gene Activity

Part 3 Transcription in Bacteria
Ch 6 The Mechanism of Transcription in Bacteria
Ch 7 Operons: Fine Control of Bacterial Transcritpion
Ch 8 Major Shifts in Bacterial Transcription
Ch 9 DNA-Protein Interactions in Bacteria

Part 4 Transcription in Eukaryotes
Ch10 Eukaryotic RNA Polymerases and Their Promoters
Ch11 General Transcription Factors in Eukaryotes
Ch12 Transcription Activators in Eukaryotes
Ch13 Chromatin Structure and Its Effects on Transcription
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Part 5 Post-Transcriptional Events
Ch14 RNA Processing I: Splicing
Ch15 RNA Processing II: Capping and Polyadenylation
Ch16 Other RNA Processing Events and Post-Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression

Part 6 Translation
Ch17 The Mechanism of Translation I: Initiation
Ch18 The Mechanism of Translation II: Elongation and termination
Ch19 Ribosomes and Transfer RNA

Part 7 DNA :Replication, Recombination, and Transposition
Ch20 DNA Replication, Damage, and Repair
Ch21 DNA Replication II: Detailed Mechanism
Ch22 Homologous Recombination
Ch23 Transposition

Part 8 Genomes
Ch24 Introduction to Genomics: DNA Sequencing on a Genomic Scale
Ch25 Genomics II: Functional Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics