Lewin’s GENES has long been the essential resource for providing the teaching community
with the most modern presentation to this rapidly changing area of study. LEWIN’S GENES
XI continues this tradition by introducing the most current data from the field including gene
structure, sequencing, organisation, and expression. It has enlisted a wealth of acclaimed experts,
from top institutions, to provide content updates and revisions in their areas of study. A reorganised
chapter presentation provides a clearer and more student-friendly introduction to course material
than ever before.

Part 1 Genes and Chromosomes
Chapter 1 Genes Are DNA
Chapter 2 Genes Encode RNAs and Polypeptides
Chapter 3 Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Methods
Chapter 4 The Interrupted Gene
Chapter 5 The Content of the Genome
Chapter 6 Genome Sequences and Gene Number
Chapter 7 Clusters and Repeats
Chapter 8 Genome Evolution
Chapter 9 Chromosomes
Chapter 10 Chromatin
Part 2 DNA Replication and Recombination
Chapter 11 Replication Is Connected to the Cell Cycle
Chapter 12 The Replicon: Initiation of Replication
Chapter 13 DNA Replication
Chapter 14 Extrachromosomal Replicons
Chapter 15 Homologous and Site-Specific Recombination
Chapter 16 Repair Systems
Chapter 17 Transposable Elements and Retroviruses
Chapter 18 Somatic Recombination and Hypermutation
Part 3 Transcription and Posttranscriptional Mechanisms
Chapter 19 Prokaryotic Transcription
Chapter 20 Eukaryotic Transcription
Chapter 21 RNA Splicing and Processing
Chapter 22 mRNA Stability and Localization
Chapter 23 Catalytic RNA
Chapter 24 Translation
Chapter 25 Using the Genetic Code
Part 4 Gene Regulation
Chapter 26 The Operon
Chapter 27 Phage Strategies
Chapter 28 Eukaryotic Transcription Regulation
Chapter 29 Epigenic Effects Are Inherited
Chapter 30 Regulatory RNA