Introduction: DNA Basics—A Primer on DNA

Abstract

To better understand the contents of this book, the lay reader needs to know some basic facts about DNA, and the aim of the following brief introduction is to provide such a necessary background. The reader may also bump in the next chapters into some unusual terms so the Glossary at the end of this book should help him/her to understand the meaning of such words. And those readers who are experienced enough in this subject could skip this chapter.