Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 6/e (IE-Paperback)

Genetics: From Genes to Genomes is a cutting-edge, introductory genetics text authored by an unparalleled author team, including Nobel Prize winner, Leland Hartwell. This edition continues to build upon the integration of Mendelian and molecular principles, providing students with the links between the early understanding of genetics and the new molecular discoveries that have changed the way the field of genetics is viewed. Users who purchase Connect receive access to the full online eBook version of the textbook as well as SmartBook.

Table of Contents
1. Genetics: The Study of Biological Information

Part I Basic Principles: How Traits Are Transmitted
2. Mendel’s Principles of Heredity
3. Extensions to Mendel’s Laws
4. The Chromosome Theory of Inheritance
5. Linkage, Recombination, and the Mapping of Genes on Chromosomes

Part II What Genes Are and What They Do
6. DNA Structure, Replication, and Recombination
7. Anatomy and Function of a Gene: Dissection Through Mutation
8. Gene Expression: The Flow of Information from DNA to RNA to Protein

Part III Analysis of Genetic Information
9. Digital Analysis of  DNA
10. Genome Annotation
11. Analyzing Genomic Variation

Part IV How Genes Travel on Chromosomes
12. The Eukaryotic Chromosome
13.Chromosomal Rearrangements and Changes in Chromosome Number
14. Bacterial Genetics
15. Organellar Inheritance

Part V How Genes Are Regulated
16. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes
17. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes

Part VI Using Genetics
18. Manipulating the Genomes of Eukaryotes
19. The Genetic Analysis of Development
20. The Genetics of Cancer

Part VII Beyond the Individual Gene and Genome
21. Variation and Selection in Populations
22. Genetics of Complex Traits