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(NOTE: Every chapter opens with an Introduction and concludes with aSummary.) I. GENES. 1. Genes are DNA. 2. The Interrupted Gene. 3. TheContent of the Genome. 4. Clusters and Repeats. II. PROTEINS. 5.Messenger RNA. 6. Protein Synthesis. 7. Using the Genetic Code. 8.Protein Localization. III. GENE EXPRESSION. 9. Transcription. 10. TheOperon. 11. Regulatory Circuits. 12. Phage Strategies. IV. DNA. 13. TheReplicon. 14. DNA Replication. 15. Recombination and Repair. 16.Transposons. 17. Retroviruses and Retroposons. 18. Rearrangement of DNA.V. THE NUCLEUS. 19. Chromosomes. 20. Nucleosomes. 21. Promoters andEnhancers. 22. Activating Transcription. 23. Controlling ChromatinStructure. 24. RNA Splicing and Processing. 25. Catalytic RNA. 26. ImmuneDiversity. VI. CELLS. 27. Protein Trafficking. 28. Signal Transduction.29. Cell Cycle and Growth Regulation. 30. Oncogenes and Cancer. 31.Gradients, Cascades, and Signaling Pathways. Glossary. Index.