Preface
Part I. Basic Principles: How Traits Are Transmitted
Chapter 1. Mendels Principles of Heredity
Chapter 2. Extensions to Mendels Laws
Chapter 3. Chromosomes and Inheritance
Chapter 4. Sex Chromosomes
Chapter 5. Linkage, Recombination, and Gene Mapping
Part II. What Genes Are and What They Do
Chapter 6. DNA Structure, Replication, and Recombination
Chapter 7. Mutation
Chapter 8. Using Mutations to Study Genes
Chapter 9. Gene Expression: The Flow of Information from DNA to RNA to Protein
Part III. Analysis of Genetic Information
Chapter 10. Digital Analysis of DNA
Chapter 11. Genome Annotation
Chapter 12. Analyzing Genomic Variation
Part IV. How Genes Travel on Chromosomes
Chapter 13. The Eukaryotic Chromosome
Chapter 14. Chromosomal Rearrangements
Chapter 15. Ploidy
Chapter 16. Bacterial Genetics
Chapter 17. Organellar Inheritance
Part V. How Genes Are Regulated
Chapter 18. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes
Chapter 19. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes
Chapter 20. Epigenetics
Part VI. Using Genetics
Chapter 21. Manipulating the Genomes of Eukaryotes
Chapter 22. Genetic Analysis of Development
Chapter 23. The Genetics of Cancer
Part VII. Beyond the Individual Gene and Genome
Chapter 24. Variation and Selection in Populations
Chapter 25. Genetic Analysis of Complex Traits
Guidelines for Gene Nomenclature
Brief Answer Section
Glossary

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