(NOTE: Every chapter opens with an Introduction and concludes with a Summary.)

I. GENES.

1. Genes are DNA.
2. The Interrupted Gene.
3. The Content of the Genome.
4. Clusters and Repeats.

II. PROTEINS.

5. Messenger RNA.
6. Protein Synthesis.
7. Using the Genetic Code.
8. Protein Localization.

III. GENE EXPRESSION.

9. Transcription.
10. The Operon.
11. Regulatory Circuits.
12. Phage Strategies.

IV. DNA.

13. The Replicon.
14. DNA Replication.
15. Recombination and Repair.
16. Transposons.
17. Retroviruses and Retroposons.
18. Rearrangement of DNA.

V. THE NUCLEUS.

19. Chromosomes.
20. Nucleosomes.
21. Promoters and Enhancers.
22. Activating Transcription.
23. Controlling Chromatin Structure.
24. RNA Splicing and Processing.
25. Catalytic RNA.
26. Immune Diversity.

VI. CELLS.

27. Protein Trafficking.
28. Signal Transduction.
29. Cell Cycle and Growth Regulation.
30. Oncogenes and Cancer.
31. Gradients, Cascades, and Signaling Pathways.
Glossary.
Index.

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