Molecular Biology English 2010

This textbook of molecular biology has been developed for b.Sc. Students of all indian universities. But it will also serves the purpose of the students of b.Sc. (hons.), m.Sc. Zoology, botany, microbiology and biotechnology. Students preparing for medical entrance exams, I.F.S., p.C.S. And I.A.S, etc would also be benefited by this book. Table of contents: 1. Identification of the genetic materials2. Chemical nature of genetic materials (I.E., dna and rna)3. Organization of genetic material4. Plasmids, is elements, transposons and retroelements5. Multigene families6. Dna replication7. Transcription8. Messenger rna (coding rna)9. Ribosomal rna (rrna) and transfer rna (trna)10. Genetic code11. Phenotypic expression of gene12. Translation: protein synthesis13. Post-translational processing of proteins14. Regulation of gene action in bacteria and viruses15. Regulation of gene action in eukaryotes16. Alteration in the genetic material (point mutation)glossaryselected readingindex