| Description |
xx, 866 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
1. The science of genetics -- 2. Cellular reproduction and model genetic organisms -- 3. Mendelism : the basic principles of inheritance -- 4. Extensions of Mendelism -- 5. The chromosomal basis of Mendelism -- 6. Variation in chromosome number and structure -- 7. Linkage, crossing over, and chromosome mapping in eukaryotes -- 8. The genetics of microorganisms -- 9. DNA and the molecular structure of chromosomes -- 10. Replication of DNA and chromosomes -- 11. Transcription and RNA processing -- 12. Translation and the genetic code -- 13. Mutation, DNA repair, and recombination -- 14. Definitions of the gene -- 15. The techniques of molecular genetics -- 16. Genomics -- 17. Applications of molecular genetics -- 18. Transposable genetic elements -- 19. The genetics of mitochondria and chloroplasts -- 20. Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and their viruses -- 21. Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes -- 22. The genetic control of animal development -- 23. The genetic control of the vertebrate immune system -- 24. The genetic basis of cancer -- 25. Inheritance of complex traits -- 26. Population genetics -- 27. Evolutionary genetics -- Epilogue : genetics yesterday, today, and tomorrow, a personal view |
| Notes |
Accompanied by: student companion guide |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 800-805) and index |
| Subject |
Genetics.
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| Author |
Simmons, Michael J.
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| LC no. |
2006271886 |
| ISBN |
047169939X |
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9780471699392 |
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