Preface xvAbout the Authors xixIntroduction 1The Biological Universe 3The Bacteria 3The Archaea 3The Eukaryotes 5Speculations on the Origin of the Three Domains of Life 5What Is Genetics? 6Bacterial Genetics 6Bacteria Are Haploid 7Short Generation Times 7Asexual Reproduction 7Colony Growth on Agar Plates 7Colony Purification 7Serial Dilutions 7Selections 8Storing Stocks of Bacterial Strains 8Genetic Exchange 8Phage Genetics 8Phages Are Haploid 8Selections with Phages 9Crosses with Phages 9vi CONTENTSA Brief History of Bacterial MolecularGenetics 9Inheritance in Bacteria 9Transformation 9Conjugation 10Transduction 10Recombination within Genes 10Semiconservative DNA Replication 10mRNA 10The Genetic Code 10The Operon Model 10Enzymes for Molecular Biology 10What Is Ahead 11SUGGESTED READING...