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Modern Genetic Analysis Further Readings
Chapter 2
R. J. Britten and D. E. Kohne. 1970. Repeated Segments of DNA Scientific American April. (PubMed)
S. W. Brown. 1966. Heterochromatin Science 151: 417-425. A nice review of the classic cytological observations. (PubMed)
P. Chambon. 1981. Split Genes Scientific American May. The discovery of intervening sequences is described. (PubMed)
Darnell, J., H. Lodish, and D. Baltimore. 1990. Molecular Cell Biology, 2d ed. New York: Scientific American Books. A useful book that does a good job of translating many of the concepts of genetics into cellular processes, including a particularly strong section on chromosome structure and types of repetitive DNA.
E. Davidson and R. Britten. 1973. Organization, Transcription and Regulation in the Animal Genome Quarterly Review of Biology 48: 565-613. The analysis of renaturation kinetics of DNA fragments is a source of insight into chromosome structure. (PubMed)
R. E. Dickerson. 1983. The DNA Helix and How It Is Read Scientific American December. An article with some beautiful color models of DNA structures.
Dupraw, E. J. 1970. DNA and Chromosomes. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston. A useful book on chromosome substructure, containing excellent photographs by the author.
G. Felsenfeld. 1985. DNA Scientific American October. (PubMed)
S. M. Gasser and U. K. Laemmli. 1987. A Glimpse at Chromosomal Order Trends in Genetics 3: 16-22. A review that focuses on the various levels of chromosome organization.
C. W. Greider. 1990. Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence BioEssays 12: 363-369. A good review written for nonexperts. (PubMed)
Lewin, B. 1994. Genes V. Cambridge, MA: Cell Press. A large comprehensive text on gene structure and function and on genome structure.
C. M. Rick. 1978. The Tomato Scientific American August. Includes an account of tomato genes and chromosomes and their role in breeding.
Watson, J. D. 1981. The Double Helix. New York: Atheneum. An enjoyable personal account of Watson and Crick's discovery, including the human dramas.

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