William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte Spencer ; with contributions by Sarah M. Ward.
8th ed.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
Pearson/Prentice Hall,
c2006.
xxviii, 677, [79] p. :
ill. (chiefly col.) ;
29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Genes, chromosomes, and heredity. Introduction to genetics -- Mitosis and meiosis -- Mendelian genetics -- Extensions of Mendelian genetics -- Chromosome mapping in eukaryotes -- Genetic analysis and mapping in bacteria and bacteriophages -- Sex determination and sex chromosomes -- Chromosome mutations: variation in chromosome number and arrangement -- Extranuclear inheritance -- Pt. 2. DNA: structure, replication, and variation. DNA structure and analysis -- DNA replication and recombination -- DNA organization in chromosomes -- Pt. 3. Expression and regulation of genetic information. The genetic code and transcription -- Translation and proteins -- Gene mutation, DNA repair, and transposition -- Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes -- Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes -- Cell cycle regulation and cancer -- Pt. 4. Genomic analysis. Recombinant DNA technology -- Genomics and proteomics -- Dissection of gene function: mutational analysis in model organisms -- Applications and ethics of biotechnology -- Pt. 5. Genetics of organisms and populations. Developmental genetics of model organisms -- Quantitative genetics and multifactorial traits -- Population genetics -- Evolutionary genetics -- Conservation genetics.