CONTENTS IN OVERVIEW // Abbreviations xxv // 1 Genomes and the flow of biological information 1 // 2 Biological molecules 30 // 3 The chemical basis of life 86 // 4 Chromosome structure and function 117 // 5 The cell cycle 162 // 6 DNA replication 199 // 7 Chromosome segregation 249 // 8 Transcription 296 // 9 Regulation of transcription 330 // 10 RNAprocessing 375 // 11 Translation 421 // 12 Regulation of translation 479 // 13 Regulatory RNAs 498 // 14 Protein modification and targeting 539 // 15 Cellular responses to DNA damage 587 // 16 Repair of DNA double-strand breaks and // homologous recombination 626 // 17 Mobile DNA 668 // 18 Genomics and genetic variation 726 // 19 Tools and techniques in molecular biology 775 // Glossary 878 // Index 901