Preface xiii 1 THE NATURE OF DNA 2 THE REPLICATION OF DOUBLESTRANDED DNA 3 THE REPLICATION OF OTHER NUCLEIC ACIDS 4 THE PROTEINS 5 THE NATURE OF THE GENE:THE REPPSITORY OF INFORMATI N_6 THE GENETIC CODE 7 CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION IN PROKARYOTES 8 PROKARYOTIC PROTEIN SYNTHESIS 9 MUTATIONS AND REPAIR OF DNA 10 EUKARYOTIC GENES:BASIC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTI N_11 GENE MANIPULATION:GENETIC ENGINEERING 12 THE PROMISES AND THE PERILS OF THE NEW GENETICS Glossary Index