Genetics

In Genetics, Fifth Edition students will: 

• learn the basic processes of gene expression, transmission, mutation, and regulation;
• become familiar with the approaches modern geneticists use in their studies;
• gain insight into the historical and social context in which genetics and genomics have developed;  
• learn to think about genetics the way a modern geneticist does in this post-genomic era;  
• and learn to appreciate that genetics is an endlessly fascinating, ongoing enterprise.

• Goes farther than any other textbook in eliminating the distinctions between classical and molecular genetics.
• Outstanding Illustration Program Every chapter is richly illustrated with beautiful graphics in which color is used functionally to enhance the value of each illustration as a learning aid.
• Abundance of Author-Written Problems Each chapter provides approximately 40 problems for solution which are graded in difficulty and consist of several different types.
• Connections Short excerpts from the original literature of genetics are introduced with a short explanatory passage. Some of the excerpts are from classic papers and some are very recent, including the report of the first human chromosome sequenced.
• New to this Edition! Organization The authors now place more emphasis on DNA at the beginning of the book so that students can appreciate early on how an understanding of the structure of DNA has enabled the recent advances that make front page news.
• New to this Edition! GeNETics on the Web Updated and revamped for the Fifth Edition, this web site complements the text and serves as a guide to the vast amount of information about genetics on the Internet. The site contains exercises, questions, and links to online resources for each chapter.
• New to this Edition! Chapter on cancer genetics Cancer genetics is presented in the context of control of the cell cycle, the checkpoints that coordinate the cell cycle, and the mechanisms that control programmed cell death.

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Molecular Genetics and Genomics
• Chapter 2. DNA Structure and DNA Manipulation
• Chapter 3. Transmission Genetics: The Principle of Segregation
• Chapter 4. Genes and Chromosomes
• Chapter 5. Genetic Linkage and Chromosome Mapping
• Chapter 6. Molecular Biology of DNA Replication and Recombination
• Chapter 7. Molecular Mechanisms of Mutation and DNA Repair
• Chapter 8. Molecular Organization of Chromosomes
• Chapter 9. Human Karyotypes and Chromosome Behavior
• Chapter 10. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses
• Chapter 11. Molecular Biology of Gene Expression
• Chapter 12. Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
• Chapter 13. Genetic Engineering and Genomics
• Chapter 14. Genetic Control of Development
• Chapter 15. Molecular Genetics of the Cell Cycle and Cancer
• Chapter 16. Extranuclear Inheritance
• Chapter 17. Population Genetics and Evolution
• Chapter 18. Genetic Basis of Complex Inheritance