Introducing Genetics - From Mendel to Molecules

Like its predecessor, the new edition of Introducing Genetics is an accessible introduction to genetics from first principles to recent developments. It covers the three key areas of genetics: Mendelian, molecular and population and will be easily understood by first and foundation year students in the biological sciences.

List of 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 Quantitative Genetics
10. An Introduction to Population Genetics
11. Heredity at the Molecular Level
12. From Genes to Proteins
13. Manipulating DNA

About the author

Alison Thomas

Summary

Like its predecessor, the new edition of Introducing Genetics is an accessible introduction to genetics from first principles to recent developments. It covers the three key areas of genetics: Mendelian, molecular and population and will be easily understood by first and foundation year students in the biological sciences.

Product details

• Authors: Alison Thomas, Alison (Anglia Ruskin University Thomas, Thomas Alison
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2014
• EAN: 9780815345091
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-4509-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Genetics (non-medical)