Concepts of Genetics

by William S. Klug; Michael R. Cummings

• ISBN13: 9780135310625
• ISBN10: 0135310628
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-11-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference

Summary

This book is known for its clear writing style, emphasis on concepts, visual art program and thoughtful coverage of all areas of genetics. The authors capture readers' interest with up-to-date coverage of cutting-edge topics and research. The authors emphasize those concepts that readers should come to understand and take away with them, not a myriad of details and exceptions that need to memorized and are soon forgotten. In addition to topics traditionally covered in genetics, this book has increased coverage of genomics, including proteomics and bioinformatics, biotechnology, and contains more real-world problems. For anyone in biology, agriculture or health science who is interested in genetics.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Genetics	1	(16)
PART ONE HEREDITY AND THE PHENOTYPE	17	(244)
Cell Division and Chromosomes	18	(32)
Mendelian Genetics	50	(29)
Modification of Mendelian Ratios	79	(36)
Linkage, Crossing Over, and Chromosome Mapping	115	(34)
Recombination and Mapping in Bacteria and Bacteriophages	149	(31)
Extensions of Genetic Analysis	180	(28)
Extranuclear Inheritance	208	(13)
Chromosome Variation and Sex Determination	221	(40)
PART TWO MOLECULAR BASIS OF HEREDITY	261	(260)
Structure and Analysis of DNA and RNA	262	(36)
DNA Replication and Recombination	298	(26)
Storage and Expression of Genetic Information	324	(40)
Proteins: The End Product of Genetic Expression	364	(25)
Gene Mutation, DNA Repair, and Transposable Elements	389	(39)
Recombinant DNA Technology	428	(33)
Applications of Recombinant DNA Technology	461	(29)
Genomic Organization of DNA	490	(31)
PART THREE ADVANCED TOPICS IN GENETIC ANALYSIS	521
Regulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria and Phages	522	(22)
Regulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes	544	(23)
Developmental Genetics	567	(24)
Genetic and Cancer	591	(23)
Genetic Basis of the Immune Response	614	(23)
The Genetics of Behavior	637	(22)
Population Genetics	659	(22)
Genetics and Evolution	681
Appendix A: Experimental Methods	A-1
Appendix B: Glossary	B-1
Appendix C: Solutions to Selected Even-Numbered Problems and Discussion Questions	C-1
Credits	CR-1
Index	I-1