编译版序 About the Author Preface Acknowledgments PART Ⅰ Introduction 1 A Brief History 2 The Molecular Nature of Genes 3 An Introduction to Gene Function PART Ⅱ Methods in Molecular Biology 4 Molecular Cloning Methods 5 Molecular Tools for Studying Genes and Gene Activity PART Ⅲ Transcription in Prokaryotes 6 The Mechanism of Transcription in Prokaryotes 7 Operons:Fine Control of Prokaryotic Transcription 8 Major Shifts in Prokaryotic Transcription 9 DNA-Protein Interactions in Prokaryotes PART Ⅳ Transcription in Eukaryotes 10 Eukaryotic RNA Polymerases and Their Promoters 11 General Transcription Factors in Eukaryotes 12 Transcription Activators in Eukaryotes 13 Chromatin Structure and Its Effects on Transcription PART Ⅴ Posttranscriptional Events 14 Messenger RNA Processing I:Splicing 15 Messenger RNA Processing II:Capping and Polyadenylation 16 Other RNA Processing Events PART Ⅵ Translation 17 The Mechanism of Translation I:Initiation 18 The Mechanism of Translation II:Elongation and Termination 19 Ribosomes and Transfer RNA PART Ⅶ DNA Replication,Recombination,and Transposition 20 DNA Replication I:Basic Mechanism and Enzymology 21 DNA Replication II:Detailed Mechanism 22 Homologous Recombination 23 Transposition PART Ⅷ Genomes 24 Genomics and Proteomics