1 Genes Are DNA 1
2 Genes Code for Proteins 23
3 The Interrupted Gene 37
4 The Content of the Genome 55
5 Genome Sequences and Gene Numbers 76
6 Clusters and Repeats 98
7 Messenger RNA 127
8 Protein Synthesis 151
9 Using the Genetic Code 189
10 Protein Localization 218
11 Transcription 256
12 The Operon 300
13 Regulatory RNA 331
14 Phage Strategies 349
15 The Replicon 376
16 Extrachromosomal Replicons 392
17 Bacterial Replication Is Connected to the Cell Cycle 408
18 DNA Replication 428
19 Homologous and Site-Specific Recombination 457
20 Repair Systems 499
21 Transposons 521
22 Retroviruses and Retroposons 550
23 Immune Diversity 570
24 Promoters and Enhancers 609
25 Activating Transcription 640
26 RNA Splicing and Processing 667
27 Catalytic RNA 706
28 Chromosomes 729
29 Nucleosomes 757
30 Controlling Chromatin Structure 796
31 Epigenetic Effects Are Inherited 818
Glossary 845
Index 867