Principles of Genetics
3rd Edition
Published on 22. July 2002
Book
Hardback
864 pages
978-0-471-44180-9 (ISBN)
Description
High--quality illustrations with stepped--out art to help readers visualize complex processes. Human genetics and the role of the geneticist highlighted throughout. Two new features in each chapter: introductory "Key Questions" and closing "Basic Exercises."
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations (chiefly colour) colour facsimiles, portraits
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 220 mm
Weight
1984 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-44180-9 (9780471441809)
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D. Peter Snustad | Michael J. Simmons
Principles of Genetics
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08/1999
2nd Edition
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€59.00
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Content
An Introduction to the Science of Genetics; 1. The Science of Genetics; 2. Reproduction as the Basis of Heredity; Classical Genetic Analysis; 3. Mendelism: The Basic Principles of Inheritance; 4. Extensions of Mendelism; 5. Inheritance of Complex Traits; 6. The Chromosomal Basis of Mendelism; 7. Variation in Chromosome Number and Structure; 8. Linkage, Crossing Over, and Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes; 9. Advanced Linkage Analysis; The Molecular Biology of Genes; 10. DNA and the Molecular Structure of Chromosomes; 11. Replication of DNA and Chromosomes; 12. Transcription and RNA Processing; 13. Translation and the Genetic Code; 14. Mutation, DNA Repair, and the Recombination; 15. Definitions of the Gene; The Genetics of Viruses, Bacteria, Transposons, and Eukaryotic Organelles; 16. The Genetics of Viruses; 17. The Genetics of Bacteria; 18. Transposable Genetic Elements; 19. The Genetics of Mitochondria and Chloroplasts; Molecular Genetic Analysis; 20. The Techniques of Molecular Genetics; 21. Genomics; 22. Molecular Analysis of Genes and Gene Products; The Regulation of Gene Expression; 23. Regulation of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes and Their Viruses; 24. Regulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes; The Genetic Control of Biological Processes; 25. The Genetic Control of Animal Development; 26. The Genetic Control of Behavior; 27. The Genetic Control of the Vertebrate Immune System; 28. The Genetic Basis for Cancer; The Genetics of the Evolutionary Process; 29. Population and Evolutionary Genetics; Epilogue by James F. Crow