Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Physical Description:
xi, 312 p. : ill.
Contents:
Overview of genetic organization and scale -- Mitosis and meiosis -- Nucleic acids: DNA and RNA -- Basic mendelian genetics -- Probability and chi square -- Sex linkage and gene interactions -- Pedigree analysis -- Overview of basic statistical testing -- Quantitative inheritance -- Overview of genetic mapping -- Assessing chromosome linkage relationships -- Linkage and mapping in diploids -- Mapping in bacteria and viruses -- Overview of types of genetic change -- Gene mutation -- Changes in chromosome number and structure -- Protein synthesis and the genetic code -- Gene regulation and development -- Overview of molecular biology techniques -- DNA mapping and human genome analysis -- Basic population genetics -- Selection and evolution -- Practice tests -- Answers to practice tests and crossword puzzles -- Landmarks in the history of genetics.
