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Genes IV

Genes IV

4Revised Edition

Paperback (04 Jan 1990)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to account for the structure and function of genes in terms of extensive knowledge about both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It explains what a gene is, how it is reproduced and what controls its expression.;This new edition has completely new chapters on protein trafficking and eukaryotic gene transcription. It has a new introduction to the subject, making the book more approachable to less advanced students. Chapters on bacterial transcriptions, post-transcriptional control, interrupted gene structure, RNA splicing, transposons in bacteria, transposable elements in eukaryotes, gene expression in development, and the role of oncogenes in carcinogenesis have been completely rewritten.

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Oxford University Press

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Book information

ISBN: 9780198542674
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
Edition: 4Revised Edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 879
Weight: 2214g
Height: 215mm
Width: 280mm