Loose-leaf Version for Genetics: A Conceptual Approach, Update

by Pierce, Benjamin A.

• ISBN13: 9781319496500
• ISBN10: 1319496504
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781319546342
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781319285791, 9781319308308
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2023-12-15
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Summary

With Genetics: A Conceptual Approach 7e Digital Update, Ben Pierce brings a master teacher’s experience to the introductory genetics textbook, clarifying this complex subject by focusing on big-picture genetics concepts and how those concepts connect to one another.

Genetics: A Conceptual Approach 7e Digital Update continues its mission by expanding upon the powerful pedagogy and tools that have made this title so successful. New question types, more learning guidelines for students, and an updated art program round out a powerful text, and improvements to the online resources in Achieve give students the conceptual and problem solving understanding they need for success.

Author Biography

Benjamin Pierce is Professor of Biology and holder of the Lillian Nelson Pratt Chair at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where he teaches courses in genetics and evolution. He previously taught at Connecticut College and Baylor University. Ben is a population geneticist who conducts ecological and evolutionary research on amphibians. He has authored a number of articles in research journals and several books, including The Family Genetics Sourcebook, Genetics: A Conceptual Approach, Genetics Essentials: Concepts and Connections, and Transmission and Population Genetics: A Short Course. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi and is a fellow of the Texas Academy of Science. He has received grants from the Natural Science Foundation, the W. M. Keck Foundation, the 3M Foundation, the National Park Service, the Williamson County Conservation Foundation, and the National Geographic Society.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Genetics
2 Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction
3 Basic Principles of Heredity
4 Sex Determination and Sex-Linked Characteristics
5 Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles
6 Pedigree Analysis, Applications, and Genetic Testing
7 Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping
8 Chromosome Variation
9 Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems
10 DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene
11 Chromosome Structure and Organelle DNA
12 DNA Replication and Recombination
13 Transcription
14 RNA Molecules and RNA Processing
15 The Genetic Code and Translation
16 Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
17 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
18 Gene Mutations and DNA Repair
19 Molecular Genetic Analysis and Biotechnology
20 Genomics and Proteomics
21 Epigenetics
22 Developmental Genetics and Immunogenetics
23 Cancer Genetics
24 Quantitative Genetics
25 Population Genetics
26 Evolutionary Genetics
Reference Guide to Model Genetic Organisms A1
Working with Fractions: A Review B1
Glossary C1
Answers to Selected Problems D1
Index E1