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The Molecular Basis of Heredity

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. The Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 3-6
    3. The Importance of Nucleic Acids in Heredity—Indirect Evidence

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 7-10
    4. The Importance of Nucleic Acids in Heredity—Direct Evidence

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 11-20
  3. The Molecular and Structural Basis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
    2. Deoxyribonucleic Acid

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 23-41
    3. Ribonucleic Acid

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 42-62
    4. Nucleoproteins

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 63-71
    5. Chromosomes

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 72-87
  4. The Structure of the Nucleic Acids in Relation to their Biological Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
    2. Replication

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 91-99
    3. The Modification of Nucleic Acid Structure

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 100-116
    4. The Control of Protein Synthesis by Nucleic Acids

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 117-127
    5. The Mechanism of Protein Synthesis

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 128-138
    6. The Genetic Code

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 139-161
  5. Synopsis And Addendum

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
    2. Synopsis

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 165-170
    3. Addendum

      • A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale
      Pages 171-183
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 185-190

Authors and Affiliations

  • St. Peter’s College, Oxford, UK

    A. R. Peacocke

  • the University of Birmingham, UK

    R. B. Drysdale

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Molecular Basis of Heredity

  • Authors: A. R. Peacocke, R. B. Drysdale

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6317-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1965

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-6163-1Published: 01 January 1967

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6317-8Published: 17 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 190

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Human Genetics, Gene Expression, Biochemistry, general

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