Gene Structure and Expression

Hardback

Main Details

Title Gene Structure and Expression
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John D. Hawkins
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:230
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreGenetics (non-medical)
Molecular biology
Cellular biology (cytology)
ISBN/Barcode 9780521560436
ClassificationsDewey:574.873282
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Edition 3rd Revised edition
Illustrations 36 Tables, unspecified; 9 Halftones, unspecified; 93 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 12 September 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book is a concise yet fully informative coverage of the structure and function of genes. It describes DNA and how it replicates, how DNA is transcribed and translated into proteins, the organisation of genes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, the control of gene expression and the role of retroviruses and oncogenes in cancer. There are additional discussions of gene families, genes and the immune systems and mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes. This is a third edition of a successful undergraduate text. It has been extensively updated, particularly in regard to recent advances in our understanding of replication and transcription.

Reviews

'This slim and economically priced book covers an enormous amount of ground, reviewing much of molecular genetics in its path.' Mark X. Caddick, Heredity