Principles of genetics
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Principles of genetics
John Wiley, c2003
3rd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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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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