The triplet genetic code [[electronic resource] ] : key to living organisms / / Lynn E.H. Trainor
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| Autore: |
Trainor Lynn E. H. <1921->
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| Titolo: |
The triplet genetic code [[electronic resource] ] : key to living organisms / / Lynn E.H. Trainor
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| Pubblicazione: | River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (140 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 572.8633 |
| Soggetto topico: | Genetics |
| Genetic code | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; COPYRIGHT PERMISSION FOR FIGURES; Contents; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. WHAT IS LIFE?; 3. THE 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. A PHYSICAL APPROACH TO GENETIC ORIGINS; 8.1 Codon Bias in Viral Genes - A Thermodynamic Theory; 8.2 Cluster Analysis in Codon Space; 8.3 The Tetrahedral Representation of Codon Space; 9. REDUCTIONISM VERSUS HOLISM; 10. CULTURAL AND MATERIAL IMPACTS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; GLOSSARY |
| APPENDIX A. PEPTIDE BONDS AND PROTEIN STRUCTUREAPPENDIX B. PROCEDURE FOR INTRODUCING A METRIC FREE DISTRIBUTION OF POINTS IN CODON SPACE; APPENDIX C. FUN WITH TETRAHEDRA; APPENDIX D. GENETIC ENGINEERING; REFERENCES; INDEX | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 biology are so vast as to be almost incomprehensible. It seems important in a democratic society to have a citizenry well informed about the crucial issues of the day, such as genetic engineering and molecular medicine, which impact the social order and the ethos of society in such a profound way. This bo |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The triplet genetic code |
| ISBN: | 1-281-95191-9 |
| 9786611951917 | |
| 981-281-042-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454394603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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