Introducing Genetics
From Mendel to Molecule
By Alison Thomas
Published January 20th 2003 by Taylor & Francis – 224 pages
Description
The book provides an accessible introduction to the three key areas of genetics: Menelian, Molecular and Population. It describes the basic concepts of genetics from the first principles to most recent developments, and will be easily understood by those following a wide variety of different courses both within and without life sciences.
Contents
1 Introduction. 2 Monohybrid inheritance. 3 Extensions to monohybrid inheritance. 4 Dihybrid inheritance. 5 The chromosomal basis of inheritance. 6 Sex determination and sex linkage. 7 Linkage and chromosome mapping. 8 Variation in chromosomal number and structure. 9 The principles of quantitive genetics. 10 An introduction to population genetics. 11 Heredity at the molecular level. 12 From genes to proteins. 13 Manipulating genes.
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Description: By Alison Thomas. The book provides an accessible introduction to the three key areas of genetics: Menelian, Molecular and Population. It describes the basic concepts of genetics from the first principles to most recent developments, and will be easily understood by those...
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