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Watson, James D.,

Recombinant DNA : a short course / James D. Watson, John Tooze, David T. Kurtz. - New York : Scientific American Books : Distributed by W.H. Freeman, 1983 - xiii, 260 p. ill. (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

1. Establishing the role of genes within cells,
2. Dna is the primary genetic material,
3. Elucidation of the genetic code,
4. The genetic elements that control gene expression,
5. Methods of creating recombinant dna molecules,
6. The isolation of cloned genes,
7. The unexpected complexity of eukaryotic genes,
8. In vitro mutagenesis,
9. Rearranging germ-line dna segments to form antibody genes,
10. Tumor viruses,
11. Movable genes,
12. The experimentally controlled introduction of dna into yeast cells,
13. Genetic engineering of plants by using crown gall plasmids,
14. Tranferring genes into mammalian cells,
15. Vital vectors, the introduction of foreign genes into fertilized mouse eggs,
16. Recombinant dna and genetic diseases,
17. The science used in the recombinant dna industry


ISBN: 0716714841 (pbk.) 0716714833 (hard)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Recombinant DNA.
DNA, Recombinant.

Dewey Class. No.: 660.65 / W3371