Updated edition of: Genes VIII.

Includes index.

DNA is the hereditary material -- Genes code for proteins -- Genes may be interrupted -- The content of the genome -- Genome sequences and gene numbers -- Clusters and repeats -- Messenger RNA -- Protein synthesis -- Using the genetic code -- Protein localization requires special signals -- Transcription -- The operon -- Regulatory RNA -- Phage strategies -- The replicon -- Extrachromosomal replicons -- Bacterial replication is connected to the cell cycle -- DNA replication -- Homologous and site-specific recombination -- Repair systems handle damage to DNA -- Transposons -- Retroviruses and retroposons -- Recombination in the immune system -- Promoters and enhancers -- Regulating eukaryotic transcription -- RNA splicing and processing -- Catalytic RNA -- Chromosomes -- Nucleosomes -- Chromatin structure is a focus for regulation -- Epigenetic effects are inherited -- Genetic engineering.