Cargando…

Understanding DNA : the molecule & how it works /

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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Calladine, C. R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, CA : Elsevier Academic Press, 2004.
Edición:3rd ed.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.