Genetics : analysis and principles /
Robert J. Brooker
- Menlo Park : Benjamin Cummings, 1999
- xviii, 772 páginas : ilustraciones ; 22 x 28 cm
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INTRODUCTION 1. Overview of genetics PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE 2. Mendelian inheritance 3. Reproduction and chromosome transmission 4. Extensions of mendelian inheritance 5. Linkage and genetic mapping in eukaryotes 6. Genetic transfer and mapping in bacteria and bacteriophages 7. Non-mendelian inheritance 8. Variation in chromosome structure and number MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND REPLICATION OF THE GENETIC MATERIAL 9. Molecular structure of DNA and RNA 10. Chromosome organization and molecular structure 11. DNA replication MOLECULAR PROPERTIES OF GENES 12. General properties of gene structure and function 13. Gene transcription and RNA modification 14. Translation of mRNA 15. Gene regulation in bacteria and bacteriophages 16. Gene regulation in eukaryotes 17. Gene mutation and DNA repair 18. Recombination and transposition at the molecular level GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES 19. Recombinant DNA technology 20. Genome analysis 21. Molecular genetics and biotechnology 22. Computer analysis of genetic sequences GENETIC ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUALS AND POPULATIONS 23. Genetics of cancer and other human diseases 24. Developmental genetics 25. Quantitative genetics 26. Population genetics 27. Evolutionary genetics
Using the relationship of genetics and traits as the underlying theme, this book emphasizes scientific methods to give students the insight needed to develop scientific reasoning skills. It discusses experiments, experimental themes, laboratory procedure and provides questions and answers.