內容介紹 Essentials of Molecular Biology, Fourth Edition focuses on the fundamental aspects of molecular structure and function by reviewing key features and along the way, capsulizing them as a series of concise concepts. Thus, students are encouraged to place the reductionist knowledge of molecular biology into broad contexts and thereby develop both academic and personal meaning for this discipline. Essentials of Molecular Biology is organized into a series of modules that provides instructors with an opportunity to scale the treatment of various topics up or down, depending on the level of the students and the overall curriculum format. Module Themes: * The Structure of Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Macromolecular Complexes * Function of Macromolecules * Coordination of Macromolecular Function in Cells * Experimental Manipulation of Macromolecules INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 Welcome to Molecular Biology PART I The Structure of Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Macromolecular Complexes Chapter 2 Macromolecules Chapter 3 Nucleic Acids Chapter 4 The Physical Structure of Protein Molecules Chapter 5 Macromolecular Interactions and the Structure of Complex Aggregates PART II Function of Macromolecules Chapter 6 The Genetic Material Chapter 7 DNA Replication Chapter 8 Transcription Chapter 9 Translation Chapter 10 Mutations, Mutagenesis, and DNA Repair PART III Coordination of Macromolecular Function in Cells Chapter 11 Regulation of Gene Activity in Prokary