Genetics Essentials - Concepts and Connections

The ideal brief text for helping students uncover the major concepts of genetics

Sommario

1. Introduction to Genetics
2. Chromosomes and Cellular Respirations
3. Basic Principles of Heredity
4. Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles
5. Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping
6. Chromosome Variation
7. Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems
8. DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene
9. DNA Replication and Recombination
10. From DNA to Proteins: Transcription and RNA Processing
11. From DNA to Proteins: Translation
12. Control of Gene Expression
13. Gene Mutations, Transposable Elements, and DNA Repair
14. Molecular Genetic Analysis and Biotechnology
15. Genomics and Proteomics
16. Cancer Genetics
17. Quantitative Genetics
18. Population and Evolutionary Genetics

Info autore

Benjamin A. Pierce

Riassunto

Developed from Benjamin Pierce's acclaimed Genetics: A Conceptual Approach, this 'essentials' text covers basic transmission, molecular, and population genetics in 18 streamlined, clearly illustrated chapters that emphasize the connections among key genetics ideas and the importance of developing solid problem-solving skills.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Benjamin Pierce, Benjamin A. Pierce
• Editore: Macmillan Education
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.03.2014
• EAN: 9781429295161
• ISBN: 978-1-4292-9516-1
• Pagine: 512
• Dimensioni: 231 mm x 275 mm x 18 mm
• Peso: 1319 g
• Serie: W. H. Freeman
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie