Essentials of genetics / Klug, William S.

Introduction to genetics -- Mitosis and meiosis -- Mendelian genetics -- Modification of mendelian ratios -- Sex determination and sex chromosomes -- Chromosome mutations : variation in number and arrangement -- Linkage and chromosome mapping in eukaryotes -- Genetic analysis and mapping in bacteria and bacteriophages -- DNA structure and analysis -- DNA replication -- Chromosome structure and DNA sequence organization -- The genetic code and transcription -- Translation and proteins -- Gene mutation, DNA repair, and transposition -- Regulation of gene expression in bacteria -- Regulation of gene expression in eukariotes -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Genomics, bioinformatics, and proteomics -- The genetics of cancer -- Quantitative genetics and multifactorial traits -- Population and evolutionary genetics.

A forward-looking exploration of essential genetics topics. Known for its focus on conceptual understanding, problem solving, and practical applications, this bestseller strengthens problem-solving skills and explores the essential genetics topics that today's students need to understand. The Ninth Edition maintains the text's brief, less-detailed coverage of core concepts and has been extensively updated with relevant, cutting-edge coverage of emerging topics in genetics. The accompanying MasteringGenetics online homework and assessment system has been updated with over 100 practice problems and an expanded selection of assignable end-of-chapter problems.