ch. 1. Preview: Life as interacting molecules
PART I. BASIC MOLECULAR GENETICS. ch. 2. Structure of DNA: two long, interwound chains
ch. 3. Reproducing DNA: information transfer from one generation to the next
ch. 4. Gene expression: cellular use of genetic information
PART II. MANIPULATING DNA. ch. 5. Microbial growth: one-celled organisms as tools for gene cloning
ch. 6. Plasmids and phages: submicroscopic parasites used to deliver genes to cells
ch. 7. Cutting and joining DNA: restriction endonucleases and ligases used to restructure DNA molecules
ch. 8. Using complementary base pairing: hybridization, probes, and amplification using PCR
ch. 9. Cloning genes: isolation of a hemoglobin gene
ch. 10. Using cloned genes: gene structure, expression vectors, and gene function
PART III. MODERN MOLECULAR GENETICS. ch. 11. Beyond the central dogma: a sampling of insights derived from gene cloning
ch. 12. Retroviruses: AIDS and gene delivery
ch. 13. Cancer genes: the loss of growth control
PART IV: HUMAN GENETICS. ch. 14. Heredity: patterns of inheritance and genetic instability
ch. 15. Application of human genetics: genetic testing, gene therapy, and DNA fingerprinting
PART V. WHOLE GENOMES. ch. 16. Genomics: using whole genomes to study life.