Handbook of Genetics: Volume 5: Molecular Genetics

Many modern geneticists attempt to elucidate the molecular basis of phenotype by utilizing a battery of techniques derived from physical chemistry on subcellular components isolated from various species of organisms. Volume 5 of the Handbook of Genetics provides explanations of the advantages and shortcomings of some of these revolutionary techniques, and the nonspecialist is alerted to key research papers, reviews, and reference works. Much of the text deals with the structure and func­ ti...