Table of contents

DNA from First Principles

A molecular biology pathway from chemical structure to genetic information, genome engineering, and frontier research

Read each section in order. Every title can be opened as a TheoryTrace document.

• Cover
• Copyright
• How to read this book
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: DNA as a Molecule and as Information
• Chapter 2: The Chemical Foundations of Life
• Chapter 3: Nucleotides: The Building Blocks of DNA
• Chapter 4: The DNA Double Helix
• Chapter 5: DNA Stability, Damage, and Mutation
• Chapter 6: Genes, Genomes, and Genetic Information
• Chapter 7: DNA Packaging: From Double Helix to Chromosome
• Chapter 8: DNA Replication
• Chapter 9: DNA Repair and Genome Maintenance
• Chapter 10: From DNA to RNA: Transcription
• Chapter 11: RNA Processing and the Eukaryotic Gene
• Chapter 12: From RNA to Protein: The Genetic Code
• Chapter 13: Regulation of Gene Expression
• Chapter 14: DNA, Inheritance, and Evolution
• Chapter 15: DNA in Health and Disease
• Chapter 16: Reading DNA: Core Laboratory Methods
• Chapter 17: Modern DNA Sequencing and Genomics
• Chapter 18: Interpreting DNA Data
• Chapter 19: Recombinant DNA and Molecular Cloning
• Chapter 20: Genome Engineering with CRISPR and Beyond
• Chapter 21: Synthetic Biology: Designing with DNA
• Chapter 22: Applications of DNA Science
• Chapter 23: Ethics, Safety, and Society
• Chapter 24: Frontiers of Modern DNA Research
• Conclusion