Genetics: A Conceptual Approach / Benjamin A. Pierce.

By:

Pierce, Benjamin A

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : W. H. Freeman and Company, c.2006.Edition: 2nd edISBN:

0716788810 (hbk.)
9780716788812 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

Genetics

DDC classification:

576.5 PIE

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	576.5 PIE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100364133
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	576.5 PIE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available		39002100364125

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Designed for introductory genetics courses and based on decades of teaching experience, Genetics: A Conceptual Approach focuses on the important concepts and mechanics of genetics without losing students in a sea of detail.

Originally published: 2002.

Includes bibliography and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

1 Introduction to Genetics
2 Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction
3 Basic Principles of Heredity
4 Sex Determination and Sex-Linked Characteristics
5 Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles
6 Pedigree Analysis and Applications
Integrative Case Study Phenylketonuria: Part I
7 Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping
8 Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems
9 Chromosome Variation
10 DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene
11 Chromosome Structure and Transposable Elements
12 RNA Replication and Recombination
13 Transcription
14 RNA Molecules and RNA Processing
15 The Genetic Code and Translation
16 Control of Gene Expression
17 Gene Mutations and DNA Repair
Integrative Case Study Phenylketonuria: Part Ii
18 Recombinant DNA Technology
19 Genomics
20 Organelle DNA
21 Advanced Topics in Genetics: Developmental Genetics, Immunogenetics, and Cancer Genetics
22 Quantitative Genetics
23 Population Genetics and Molecular Evolution
INTEGRATIVE CASE STUDY Phenylketonuria: Part III
Glossary
Answers
Index