Principles of genetics

Author(s)

• Snustad, D. Peter
• Simmons, Michael J.
• Crow, James F. (James Franklin)
• Price, H. James

Bibliographic Information

Principles of genetics

D. Peter Snustad, Michael J. Simmons ; epilogue by James F. Crow ; problems edited by H. James Price

John Wiley, c2003

3rd ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

High--quality illustrations with stepped--out art to help readers visualize complex processes. Human genetics and the role of the geneticist highlighted throughout. Two new features in each chapter: introductory "Key Questions" and closing "Basic Exercises."

Table of Contents

• An Introduction to the Science of Genetics
• 1. The Science of Genetics
• 2. Reproduction as the Basis of Heredity
• Classical Genetic Analysis
• 3. Mendelism: The Basic Principles of Inheritance
• 4. Extensions of Mendelism
• 5. Inheritance of Complex Traits
• 6. The Chromosomal Basis of Mendelism
• 7. Variation in Chromosome Number and Structure
• 8. Linkage, Crossing Over, and Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes
• 9. Advanced Linkage Analysis
• The Molecular Biology of Genes
• 10. DNA and the Molecular Structure of Chromosomes
• 11. Replication of DNA and Chromosomes
• 12. Transcription and RNA Processing
• 13. Translation and the Genetic Code
• 14. Mutation, DNA Repair, and the Recombination
• 15. Definitions of the Gene
• The Genetics of Viruses, Bacteria, Transposons, and Eukaryotic Organelles
• 16. The Genetics of Viruses
• 17. The Genetics of Bacteria
• 18. Transposable Genetic Elements
• 19. The Genetics of Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
• Molecular Genetic Analysis
• 20. The Techniques of Molecular Genetics
• 21. Genomics
• 22. Molecular Analysis of Genes and Gene Products
• The Regulation of Gene Expression
• 23. Regulation of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes and Their Viruses
• 24. Regulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
• The Genetic Control of Biological Processes
• 25. The Genetic Control of Animal Development
• 26. The Genetic Control of Behavior
• 27. The Genetic Control of the Vertebrate Immune System
• 28. The Genetic Basis for Cancer
• The Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
• 29. Population and Evolutionary Genetics
• Epilogue by James F. Crow

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Details

• NCID: BA5926225X
• ISBN:
  • 0471441805
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 840 p.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 576.5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Genetics