Takes an experimental approach to understanding genetics. By weaving one or two experiments into the narrative of each chapter, this title helps students explore the scientific method and understand the genetic principles that have been learned from these experiments.

PART I INTRODUCTION1 Overview of GeneticsPART II PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE2 Mendelian Inheritance 3 Chromosome Transmission During Cell Division and Sexual Reproduction4 Extensions of Mendelian Inheritance5 Non-Mendelian Inheritance 6 Genetic Linkage and Mapping in Eukaryotes 7 Genetic Transfer and Mapping in Bacteriaand Bacteriophages 8 Variation in Chromosome Structure and Number PART III MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND REPLICATION OF THE GENETIC MATERIAL9 Molecular Structure of DNA and RNA 10 Chromosome Organization and Molecular Structure 11 DNA Replication PART IV MOLECULAR PROPERTIES OF GENES12 Gene Transcription and RNA Modification 13 Translation of mRNA 14 Gene Regulation in Bacteria 15 Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes I: Transcriptional Regulation 16 Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes II: Epigenetics and Regulation at the RNA Level 17 Genetics of Viruses 18 Gene Mutation and DNA Repair 19 Recombination and Transposition at the Molecular Level PART V GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES20 DNA Technology 21 Biotechnology 22 Genomics I: Analysis of DNA 23 Genomics II: Functional Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics PART VI GENETIC ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUALS AND POPULATIONS24 Medical Genetics and Cancer 25 Developmental Genetics 26 Population Genetics 27 Quantitative Genetics 28 Evolutionary Genetics