Structural Biology and Functional Genomics (NATO Science Partnership Sub-Series: 3:)
Contributors: E. Morton Bradbury (Editor); Sándor Pongor (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 31, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780792357827
Subjects: DNA; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Science / Biology; Chemistry - General
First sentence: It is well established that DNA has two primary functions that depend on the nucleotide sequences of specific segments of the polynucleotide chain: (1) a developmental or genie function in which genes control the phenotype of organisms by coding for proteins (through the intermediary of mRNA ) or by specifying the structure of non-informational RNA molecules like rRNA, tRNA and snRNAs; and (2) a self-reproductive function in which specific DNA segments act as binding sites for proteins involved in the replication, segregation or recombination of chromosomes or chromosome regions.