ISBN: 1319114814 9781319114817

Category: Science / Life Sciences / Biology

Page count: 796

Preface -- 1. The Genetics Revolution -- Part I. Core Principles in Transmission Genetics -- 2. Single-Gene Inheritance -- 3. Independent Assortment of Genes -- 4. Mapping Eukaryote Chromosomes by Recombination -- 5. Gene Interaction -- 6. The Genetics of Bacteria and Their Viruses -- Part II. Core Principles in Molecular and Developmental Genetics -- 7. DNA : Structure and Replication -- 8. RNA : Transcription, Processing, and Decay -- 9. Proteins and Their Synthesis -- 10. Gene Isolation and Manipulation -- 11. Regulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria and Their Viruses -- 12. Regulation of Transcription in Eukaryotes -- 13. The Genetic Control of Development -- 14. Genomes and Genomics -- Part III. Core Principles in Mutation, Variation, and Evolution -- 15. DNA Damage, Repair, and Mutation -- 16. The Dynamic Genome : Transposable Elements -- 17. Large-Scale Chromosomal Changes -- 18. Population Genetics -- 19. The Inheritance of Complex Traits -- 20. Evolution of Genes, Traits, and Species -- A Brief Guide to Model Organisms -- Appendix A. Genetic Nomenclature -- Appendix B. Bioinformatic Resources for Genetics and Genomics -- Glossary -- Answers to Selected Problems -- Index.