Concepts Of Genetics

Part One--Genes, Chromosomes, and Heredity

1 Introduction to Genetics

2 Mitosis and Meiosis

3 Mendelian Genetics

4 Extensions of Mendelian Genetics

5 Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes

6 Chromosomal Mutations: Variation in Number and Arrangement

7 Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes

8 Genetic Analysis and Mapping in Bacteria and Bacteriophages

9 Extranuclear Inheritance

Part Two--DNA: Structure, Replication, and Organization

10 DNA Structure and Analysis

11 DNA Replication and Recombination

12 DNA Organization in Chromosomes


Part Three--Gene Expression and Its Regulation

13 The Genetic Code and Transcription

14 Translation and Proteins

15 Gene Mutation, DNA Repair, and Transposition

16 Regulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria

17 Transcriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes

18 Posttranscriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes

19 Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression


Part Four--Genomics

20 Recombinant DNA Technology

21 Genomic Analysis

22 Applications of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology


Part Five--Genetics of Organisms and Populations

23 Developmental Genetics

24 Cancer Genetics

25 Quantitative Genetics and Multifactorial Traits

26 Population and Evolutionary Genetics


Special Topics in Modern Genetics

ST1 CRISPR and Genome Editing

ST2 DNA Forensics

ST3 Genomics and Precision Medicine

ST4 Genetically Modified Foods

ST5 Gene Therapy

ST6 Advances in Neurogenetics: The Study of Huntington Disease

Appendix A Selected Readings

Appendix B Answers to Selected Problems