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Part I: Genes and Chromosomes

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CHAPTER 1 Genes Are DNA and Encode RNAs and Polypeptides

CHAPTER 2 Methods in Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering

CHAPTER 3 The Interrupted Gene

CHAPTER 4 The Content of the Genome

CHAPTER 5 Genome Sequences and Evolution

CHAPTER 6 Clusters and Repeats

CHAPTER 7 Chromosomes

CHAPTER 8 Chromatin