Handbook of Genetics

Many modern geneticists attempt to elucidate the molecular basis of phenotype by utilizing a battery of techniques derived from physical chemistry on subcellular components isolated from various species of organisms. Volume 5 of the Handbook of Genetics provides explanations of the advantages and shortcomings of some of these revolutionary tech­ niques, and the nonspecialist is alerted to key research papers, reviews, and reference works. Much of the text deals with the structure and func­ tioni