Exploring genetic mechanisms / edited by Maxine Singer, Paul Berg.

Sausalito, Calif. : University Science Books, [1997], ©1997.

xxi, 674 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Copy 1 Donor: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

Mammalian DNA viruses: papovaviruses as models of cellular genetic function and oncogenesis / Paul Berg and Maxine Singer -- Eukaryotic RNA viruses: a variant genetic system / Ellen G. Strauss and James H. Strauss -- Retroviruses: infectious genetic elements / Stephen P. Goff -- Oncogenes, growth suppressor genes, and cancer / Tony Hunter -- Mapping markers and genes in the human genome / Ray White -- Molecular genetics of the hemoglobin genes / Haig H. Kazazian, Jr. and Stylianos Antonarakis -- Generation of antigen receptor diversity / Jianzhu Chen and Frederick W. Alt -- Biosynthesis of intercelluar messenger peptides / Maxine Singer and Paul Berg -- Regulation of Drosophila development by transcription factors and cell-cell signaling / Thomas B. Kornberg and Matthew P. Scott -- Manipulating protein structure / Cynthia N. Kiser and John H. Richards -- Genetic modification of animals / Tim Stewart -- Genetic manipultion of plants / Patricia Zambryski.

Includes bibliographical references and index.