Genetics : A Conceptual Approach

Title of the book : Genetics: A Conceptual Approach

Author                 : Benjamin A. Pierce
Edition                : 6 th Edition
Year                     : 2016

Book language    : English

File format          : PDF 

File  size               : 119 MB

pages                    : 2785

➤Description :

With Genetics: A Conceptual Approach, Ben Pierce brings a master teacher’s experiences to the introductory genetics textbook, clarifying this complex subject by focusing on the big picture of genetics concepts and how those concepts connect to one another. The new edition continues the Pierce tradition of pedagogical excellence and scientific currency.

➤ Brief Table of Contents:

⧫ Chapter  1 : Introduction to Genetics

⧫ Chapter  2 : Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction

⧫ Chapter  3 : Basic Principles of Heredity

⧫ Chapter  4 : Sex Determination and Sex-Linked Characteristics

⧫ Chapter  5 : Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles

⧫ Chapter  6 : Pedigree Analysis, Applications, and Genetic Testing

⧫ Chapter  7 : Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping

⧫ Chapter  8 : Chromosome Variation

⧫ Chapter  9 : Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems

⧫ Chapter 10 : DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene

⧫ Chapter 11 : Chromosome Structure and Organelle DNA

⧫ Chapter 12 : DNA Replication and Recombination

⧫ Chapter 13 : Transcription

⧫ Chapter 14 : RNA Molecules and RNA Processing

⧫ Chapter 15 : The Genetic Code and Translation

⧫ Chapter 16 : Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria

⧫ Chapter 17 : Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes

⧫ Chapter 18 : Gene Mutations and DNA Repair

⧫ Chapter 19 : Molecular Genetic Analysis and Biotechnology

⧫ Chapter 20 : Genomics and Proteomics

⧫ Chapter 21 : Epigenetics

⧫ Chapter 22 : Developmental Genetics and Immunogenetics

⧫ Chapter 23 : Cancer Genetics
⧫ Chapter 24 : Quantitative Genetics
⧫ Chapter 25 : Population Genetics
⧫ Chapter 26 : Evolutionary Genetics
⧫ Reference Guide to Model Genetic Organisms
⧫ Working with Fractions: A Review
⧫ Glossary
⧫ Answers to Selected Problems
⧫ Index