Part 1 Genes and ChromosomesChapter 1 Genes Are DNAChapter 2 Genes Encode RNAs and PolypeptidesChapter 3 Methods in Molecular Biology and Genetic EngineeringChapter 4 The Interrupted GeneChapter 5 The Content of the GenomeChapter 6 Genome Sequences and Gene NumbersChapter 7 Clusters and RepeatsChapter 8 Genome EvolutionChapter 9 ChromosomesChapter 10 ChromatinPart 2 DNA Replication and RecombinationChapter 11 Replication Is Connected to the Cell CycleChapter 12 The Replicon: Initiation of ReplicationChapter 13 DNA ReplicationChapter 14 Extrachromosomal RepliconsChapter 15 Homologous and Site-Specific RecombinationChapter 16 Repair SystemsChapter 17 Transposable Elements and RetrovirusesChapter 18 Somatic Recombination and Hypermutation in the Immune SystemPart 3 Transcription and Posttranscriptional MechanismsChapter 19 Prokaryotic TranscriptionChapter 20 Eukaryotic TranscriptionChapter 21 RNA Splicing and ProcessingChapter 22 mRNA Stability and LocalizationChapter 23 Catalytic RNAChapter 24 TranslationChapter 25 Using the Genetic CodePart 4 Gene RegulationChapter 26 The OperonChapter 27 Phage StrategiesChapter 28 Eukaryotic Transcription RegulationChapter 29 Epigenetic Effects Are InheritedChapter 30 Regulatory RNA