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The triplet genetic code : key to living organisms /
The purpose of this book is to bring to interested readers (professionals and laypersons alike) an appreciation and a basic understanding of what the genetic code is and why it has come to revolutionize thinking about living systems as a whole. The consequences of this revolution in molecular biolog...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; New Jersey :
World Scientific,
©2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
- 2. What is Life?
- 3. Nucleic Acids, DNA and RNA
- 4. Proteins
- The Molecules of Life
- 5. Pinning Down the Code
- 6. Description of the Genetic Triplet Code
- 7. Origin and Development of the Genetic Code
- 8. Physical Approach to Genetic Origins
- 8.1. Codon Bias in Viral Genes
- A Thermodynamic Theory
- 8.2. Cluster Analysis in Codon Space
- 8.3. Tetrahedral Representation of Codon Space
- 9. Reductionism Versus Holism
- 10. Cultural and Material Impacts of Molecular Biology
- App. A Peptide Bonds and Protein Structure
- App. B Procedure for Introducing a Metric Free Distribution of Points in Codon Space
- App. C Fun with Tetrahedra
- App. D Genetic Engineering.