1. Introduction to genetics -- 2. Chromosomes and cellular reproduction -- 3. Basic principles of heredity -- 4. Sex determination and sex-linked characteristics -- 5. Extensions and modifications of basic principles -- 6. Pedigree analysis and applications -- 7. Linkage, recombination and eukaryotic gene mapping -- 8. Bacterial and viral genetic systems -- 9. Chromosome variation -- 10. DNA: the chemical nature of the gene -- 11. Chromosome structure and transposable elements -- 12. DNA replication and recombination -- 13. Transcription -- 14. RNA molecules and RNA processing -- 15. The genetic code and translation -- 16. Control of gene expression -- 17. Gene mutations and DNA repair -- 18. Recombinant DNA technology -- 19. Genomics -- 20. Organelle DNA -- 21. Advanced topics in genetics: developmental genetics, immunogenetics and cancer genetics -- 22. Quantitative genetics -- 23. Population and evolutionary genetics.