Concepts of Genetics

William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

764 Seiten

1996 | 5th Revised edition
Pearson Education (US) (Verlag)
978-0-13-724410-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Aiming to enhance the teaching and learning of the ever-changing science of genetics, this edition includes: up-to-date issues and developments in the field; an analytical problem-solving programme; and a multimedia package to help students onto the path of learning and exploration.

Inhalt

Part 1 Heredity and the phenotype: cell division - mitosis and meosis; Mendalian genetics; modification of Mendelian ratios; linkage and chromosome mapping in eukaryotes; recombination and mapping in bacteria and bacteriophages; extensions of genetic analysis; extranuclear inheritance; chromosome mutation and sex determination. Part 2 Molecular basis of heredity: structure and analysis of DNA; DNA replication and recombination; storage and expression of genetic information; proteins - the end product of genetic expression; gene mutation, DNA repair, and transposable elements; recombinant DNA technology; applications of recombination DNA technology; genomic organization of DNA. Part 3 Advanced topics in genetic analysis: regulation of gene expression in bacteria and phages; regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes; developmental genetics; genetics and cancer; genetic basis of the immune response; behaviour genetics; population genetics; genetics and evolution. Appendices: experiemental methodology in genetics; solutions to selected problems and discussion questions.

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: Prentice Hall international editions
• Zusatzinfo: glossary
• Verlagsort: Upper Saddle River
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 275 mm
• Gewicht: 1594 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• ISBN-10: 0-13-724410-X / 013724410X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-724410-2 / 9780137244102
• Zustand: Neuware