University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Also issued in 2 v.

At head of title: Complete.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Mendelian view of the world -- Cells obey the laws of chemistry -- Nucleic acids convey genetic information -- A chemist's look at the bacterial cell -- The importance of weak chemical interactions -- Coupled reactions and group transfers -- The genetic systems provided by E. coli and its viruses -- The fine structure of bacterial and phage genes -- The structures of DNA -- The replication of DNA -- Recombination at the molecular level -- The mutability and repair of DNA -- The synthesis of RNA upon DNA templates -- involvement of RNA in protein synthesis -- The genetic code -- Regulation of protein synthesis and function in bacteria -- The replication of bacterial viruses -- yeasts as the E. coli of Eucaryotic cells -- Recombinant DNA at work -- The unexpected structures of Eucaryotic genome -- The functioning of higher Eucaryotic genes -- The molecular biology of development -- The generation of immunological specificity -- The extraordinary diversity of Eucaryotic viruses -- The control of cell proliferation -- The genetic basis of cancer -- The origins of human cancer -- The origins of life.