Student Handbook and Solutions Manual for Concepts of Genetics

Brief Contents

Part One—Genes, Chromosomes, and Heredity

1. Introduction to Genetics
2. Mitosis and Meiosis
3. Mendelian Genetics
4. Extensions of Mendelian Genetics
5. Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes
6. Genetic Analysis and Mapping in Bacteria and Bacteriophages
7. Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes
8. Chromosome Mutations: Variation in Number and Arrangement
9. Extranuclear Inheritance

Part Two—DNA: Structure, Replication, and Organization

1. DNA Structure and Analysis
2. DNA Replication and Recombination
3. DNA Organization in Chromosomes

Part Three—Gene Expression and Its Regulation

1. The Genetic Code and Transcription
2. Translation and Proteins
3. Gene Mutation, DNA Repair, and Transposition
4. Regulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria
5. Transcriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes
6. Post-transcriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes
7. Epigenetic Regulation in Eukaryotes

Part Four—Genomics

1. Recombinant DNA Technology
2. Genomic Analysis
3. Applications of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Part Five—Genetics of Organisms and Populations

1. Developmental Genetics
2. Cancer Genetics
3. Quantitative Genetics and Multifactorial Traits
4. Population and Evolutionary Genetics

Special Topics in Modern Genetics

• ST1 CRISPR and Genomic Editing
• ST2 DNA Forensics
• ST3 Genomics and Precision Medicine
• ST4 Genetically Modified Foods
• ST5 Gene Therapy
• ST6 Advances in Neurogenetics: The Study of Huntington Disease

Appendix A Selected Readings

Appendix B Answers to Selected Problems