The genetic code
by Jones, Phill
For billions of years, cells have used an ingenious system of storing and processing instructions to make proteins, the molecules that carry out vital functions for the cell. Data is warehoused in DNA molecules, copied into RNA molecules, and then read by a cell's protein synthesis apparatus. It is the genetic code that enables this data transfer to exist. The Genetic Code tracks the key experiments and discoveries that set in motion efforts to crack the code and explores the many ways humans h…
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- Full title :The genetic code / Phill Jones.
Summary
For billions of years, cells have used an ingenious system of storing and processing instructions to make proteins, the molecules that carry out vital functions for the cell. Data is warehoused in DNA molecules, copied into RNA molecules, and then read by a cell's protein synthesis apparatus. It is the genetic code that enables this data transfer to exist. The Genetic Code tracks the key experiments and discoveries that set in motion efforts to crack the code and explores the many ways humans have applied knowledge of the genetic code to alter gene activity. From the engineering of genetically.
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- Publication Date:©2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Chelsea House
- Place of Publication:New York, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (127 pages) : : color illustrations.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781438135236, 1438135238
- oclc:ocn701501882
- LC Classification:QH450.2
- Dewey Decimal:572.8/633
Table of Contents
Cover; Contents; 1: The Code of Cells; 2: Discovering the Links between Inheritance, DNA, and Protein; 3: Solving the Genetic Code Puzzle; 4: The Genetic Code at Work; 5: Using the Genetic Code to Transform Living Things; 6: Genetic Variations That Affect Human Health; 7: Epigenetics; 8: Scientific Challenges and Ethnical Disputes; Glossary; Bibliography; Further Resources; Picture Credits; Index; About the Author.
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