Table of Contents

Part I Genetics and the Scientific Method

1 Introduction

Part II Mendelism and the Chromosomal Theory

2 Mendel’s Principles

3 Mitosis and Meiosis

4 Probability and Statistics

5 Sex Determination, Sex Linkage, and Pedigree Analysis

6 Linkage and Mapping in Eukaryotes

7 Linkage and Mapping in Prokaryotes and Bacterial Viruses

8 Cytogenetics

Part III Molecular Genetics

9 Chemistry of the Gene

10 Gene Expression: Transcription

11 Gene Expression: Translation

12 DNA: Its Mutation, Repair and Recombination

13 Genomics, Biotechnology, and Recombinant DNA

14 Gene Expression: Control in Prokaryotes and Phages

15 The Eukaryotic Chromosome

16 Gene Expression: Control in Eukaryotes

17 Non-Mendelian Inheritance

Part IV Quantitative and Evolutionary Genetics

18 Quantitative Inheritance

19 Population Genetics: The Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium and Mating Systems

20 Population Genetics: Processes That Change Allelic Frequencies

21 Evolution and Speciation

Appendixes

A. Brief Answers to Selected Exercises, Problems, and Critical Thinking Questions

B. Suggestions for Further Reading