Fundamentals of Chromatin

While there has been an increasing number of books on various aspects of epigenetics, there has been a gap over the years in booksthatprovide a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of chromatin. Chromatin is the combination of DNA and proteins that make up the genetic material of chromosomes. Its primary function is to package DNA to fit into the cell, to strengthen the DNA to prevent damage,to allow mitosis and meiosis, and to control the expression of genes and DNA replication. The audience for this book is mainly newly established scientistsand graduate students.Rather than going into the more specific areas of recent research onchromatinthe chapters in this book givea strong, updated groundwork about the topic.Somethe fundamentals that this book will cover include the structure of chromatin andbiochemistryand the enzyme complexes that manage it.