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Concepts of genetics / William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer ; with contributions by Sarah M. Ward.

Title
Concepts of genetics / William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer ; with contributions by Sarah M. Ward.
Author
Klug, William S.
Publication
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Cummings, Michael R.
  • Spencer, Charlotte
Description
xxviii, 677, [79] p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 29 cm.
Subject
  • Genetica
  • Genetics
  • Genetics
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. 1. Genes, chromosomes, and heredity. Introduction to genetics -- Mitosis and meiosis -- Mendelian genetics -- Extensions of Mendelian genetics -- Chromosome mapping in eukaryotes -- Genetic analysis and mapping in bacteria and bacteriophages -- Sex determination and sex chromosomes -- Chromosome mutations: variation in chromosome number and arrangement -- Extranuclear inheritance -- Pt. 2. DNA: structure, replication, and variation. DNA structure and analysis -- DNA replication and recombination -- DNA organization in chromosomes -- Pt. 3. Expression and regulation of genetic information. The genetic code and transcription -- Translation and proteins -- Gene mutation, DNA repair, and transposition -- Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes -- Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes -- Cell cycle regulation and cancer -- Pt. 4. Genomic analysis. Recombinant DNA technology -- Genomics and proteomics -- Dissection of gene function: mutational analysis in model organisms -- Applications and ethics of biotechnology -- Pt. 5. Genetics of organisms and populations. Developmental genetics of model organisms -- Quantitative genetics and multifactorial traits -- Population genetics -- Evolutionary genetics -- Conservation genetics.
ISBN
  • 0131918338 (alk. paper)
  • 9780131918337 (alk. paper)
  • 013169944X (book and web access code)
  • 9780131699441 (book and web access code)
LCCN
^^2004057298
OCLC
56535141
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library