Molecular Biology: Academic Cell Update provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of molecular biology and its applications. It deliberately covers a broad range of topics to show that molecular biology is applicable to human medicine and health, as well as veterinary medicine, evolution, agriculture, and other areas. The present Update includes journal specific images and test bank. It also offers vocabulary flashcards.
The book begins by defining some basic concepts in genetics such as biochemical pathways, phenotypes and genotypes, chromosomes, and alleles. It explains the characteristics of cells and organisms, DNA, RNA, and proteins. It also describes genetic processes such as transcription, recombination and repair, regulation, and mutations. The chapters on viruses and bacteria discuss their life cycle, diversity, reproduction, and gene transfer. Later chapters cover topics such as molecular evolution; the isolation, purification, detection, and hybridization of DNA; basic molecular cloning techniques; proteomics; and processes such as the polymerase chain reaction, DNA sequencing, and gene expression screening.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"This is an excellent book. It is very lucidly written. Clark covers a suitable set of topics, and treats each topic very thoroughly...He is very up-to-date in his coverage of the material." --John G. Burr, University of Texas at Dallas
"This textbook is very comprehensive, covering nearly all aspects of molecular biology and genetics. The textbook excels in defining key terms in a clear and understable way...The sprinkling of little side stories...keeps the reader interested, and kept me glued throughout the text." --B. Franklin Pugh, Penn State University
"The author did a very good job covering this vast subject and offered many insightful perspectives." --John F. Cannon, University of Missouri
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
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Für Beruf und Forschung
Undergraduate students taking a course in Molecular Biology; upper-level students studying Cell Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Biology, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Agriculture
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Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 216 mm
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978-0-12-378589-3 (9780123785893)
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David P. Clark did his graduate work on bacterial antibiotic resistance to earn his Ph.D. from Bristol University, England. He later crossed the Atlantic to work as a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University and then the University of Illinois. Dr Clark recently retired from teaching Molecular Biology and Bacterial Physiology at Southern Illinois University which he joined in 1981. His research into the Regulation of Alcohol Fermentation in E. coli was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, from 1982 till 2007. In 1991 he received a Royal Society Guest Research Fellowship to work at Sheffield University, England while on sabbatical leave.
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Southern Illinois University
1. Basic Genetics 2. Cells and Organisms 3. DNA, RNA and Protein 4. Genes, Genomes and DNA 5. Cell Division and DNA Replication 6. Transcription of Genes 7. Protein Structure and Function 8. Protein Synthesis 9. Regulation of Transcription in Prokaryotes 10. Regulation of Transcription in Eukaryotes 11. Regulation at the RNA Level 12. Processing of RNA 13. Mutations 14. Recombination and Repair15. Mobile DNA 16. Plasmids 17. Viruses 18. Bacterial Genetics 19. Diversity of Lower Eukaryotes 20. Molecular Evolution 21. Nucleic Acids: Isolation, Purification, Detection, and Hybridization 22. Recombinant DNA Technology 23. The Polymerase Chain Reaction 24. Genomics and DNA Sequencing 25. Analysis of Gene Expression 26. Proteomics: The Global Analysis of Proteins Glossary Index
