Genetics: Analysis and Principles is a one-semester, introductory genetics textbook that takes an experimental approach to understanding genetics. By weaving one or two experiments into the narrative of each chapter, students can simultaneously explore the scientific method and understand the genetic principles that have been learned from these experiments.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1: Overview of Genetics
Ch. 2: Mendelian Inheritance
Ch. 3: Reproduction and Chromosome Transmission
Ch. 4: Extensions of Mendelian Inheritance
Ch. 5: Linkage and Genetic Mapping in Eukaryotes
Ch. 6: Genetic Transfer and Mapping in Bacteria and Bacteriophages
Ch. 7: Non-Mendelian Inheritance
Ch. 8: Variation in Chromosome Structure and Number
Ch. 9: Molecular Structure of DNA and RNA
Ch. 10: Chromosome Organization and Molecular Structure
Ch. 11: DNA Replication
Ch. 12: Gene Transcription
Ch. 13: Translation of mRNA
Ch. 14: Gene Regulation in Bacteria and Bacteriophages
Ch. 15: Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes
Ch. 16: Gene Mutation and DNA Repair
Ch. 17: Recombination and Transposition at the Molecular Level
Ch. 18: Recombinant DNA Technology
Ch. 19: Biotechnology
Ch. 20: Structural Genomics
Ch. 21: Functional Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics
Ch. 22: Medical Genetics and Cancer
Ch. 23: Developmental Genetics
Ch. 24: Quantitative Genetics
Ch. 25: Population Genetics
Ch. 26: Evolutionary Genetics

About the Author

Robert J. Brooker (Ph.D., Yale University) is a Professor in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He received his B.A. in Biology at Wittenberg University in 1978.