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Concepts of Genetics

1st Edition

By Robert Brooker

Publication Date: Jan 21, 2011

ISBN:0073525332 / 9780073525334

Language: English

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Imprint: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education Dimensions: 10.8 X 9 Inches (US)

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Concepts of Genetics is a one semester introductory genetics text that explains genetics concepts in a concise, engaging and up to date manner. Rob Brooker, author of market leading texts in Genetics and Intro Biology for majors, brings his clear and accessible writing style to this new text. He employs the use of experimentation and stresses the fundamentals of the Scientific Method in presenting genetics concepts, then further engages the reader through the use of formative assessment to assist the student in understanding the core genetic principles.

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PART I INTRODUCTION

1 Overview of Genetics

PART II PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE

2 Reproduction and Chromosome Transmission

3 Mendelian Inheritance

4 Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes

Concepts of Genetics

PART I INTRODUCTION

1 Overview of Genetics

PART II PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE

2 Reproduction and Chromosome Transmission

3 Mendelian Inheritance

4 Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes

5 Extensions of Mendelian Inheritance

6 Extranuclear Inheritance, Imprinting, and Maternal Effect

7 Genetic Linkage and Mapping in Eukaryotes

8 Variation in Chromosome Structure and Number

9 Genetics of Bacteria

10 Genetics of Viruses

PART III MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND REPLICATION OF THE GENETIC MATERIAL

11 Molecular Structure of DNA and RNA

12 Molecular Structure and Organization of Chromosomes

13 DNA Replication and Recombination

PART IV MOLECULAR PROPERTIES OF GENES

14 Gene Transcription and RNA Modification

15 Translation of mRNA

16 Gene Regulation in Bacteria

17 Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes

18 Gene Mutation and DNA Repair

PART V GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES

19 Recombinant DNA Technology

20 Biotechnology

21 Genomics I: Analysis of DNA and Transposable Elements

22 Genomics II: Functional Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics

PART VI GENETIC ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUALS AND POPULATIONS

23 Medical Genetics and Cancer

24 Developmental Genetics and Immunogenetics

25 Population Genetics

26 Quantitative Genetics

27 Evolutionary Genetics