1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910810777503321

Autore

Calladine C. R.

Titolo

Understanding DNA : the molecule & how it works / / by Chris R. Calladine [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego, CA : , : Elsevier Academic Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-283-73479-6

1-280-96825-7

9786610968251

0-08-047466-7

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Disciplina

572.86

Soggetti

DNA

Molecular biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: London : Academic Press, c1997 / Chris Calladine and Horace R. Drew.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

front cover; copyright; toc; front matter; body; back matter; index

Sommario/riassunto

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 advances in our understanding.  It explains, step by step, how DNA forms specific structures, the nature of these structures and how they fundamentally affect the biological processes of transcription and replication.Written in a clear, concise and lively fashion, Understandin