Genetics: From Genes to Genomes

by Hartwell, Leland H.; Goldberg, Michael L.

• ISBN13: 9780073525310
• ISBN10: 0073525316
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780073525266, 9781259700903
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-09-05
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary

Genetics: From Genes to Genomes is a cutting-edge, introductory genetics text authored by an unparalleled author team, including Nobel Prize winner, Leland Hartwell. The 5th edition continues to build upon the integration of Mendelian and molecular principles, providing students with the links between the early understanding of genetics and the new molecular discoveries that have changed the way the field of genetics is viewed.
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Table of Contents

1. Genetics: The Study of Biological Information
2. Mendel’s Principles of Heredity
3. Extensions to Mendel’s Laws
4. The Chromosome Theory of Inheritance
5. Linkage, Recombination, and the Mapping of Genes on Chromosomes
6. DNA Structure, Replication, and Recombination
7. Anatomy and Function of a Gene: Dissection Through Mutation
8. Gene Expression: The Flow of Information from DNA to RNA to Protein
9. Digital Analysis of Genomes
10. Analyzing Genomic Variation
11. The Eukaryotic Chromosome
12. Chromosomal Rearrangements and Changes in Chromosome Number
13. Bacterial Genetics
14. Organellar Inheritance
15. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes
16. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes
17. Manipulating the Genomes of Eukaryotes
18. The Genetic Analysis of Development
19. The Genetics of Cancer
20. Variation and Selection in Populations
21. Genetics of Complex Traits