Genetics demystified
Book - 2006
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- Published
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New York :
McGraw-Hill
[2006]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xi, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index.
- ISBN
- 9780071459303
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Mendelism and Classical Genetics
- Heredity Happens, but How?
- The Scientific Monk
- Mendel's Experiments
- Emerging Patterns
- Extensions to Mendel's Laws
- Quiz
- Chapter 2. The Cell-The Basic Unit of Life
- Cell Theory
- Animalcules and Nuclei
- Schleiden and Schwann
- Parts of the Cell
- Counting Chromosomes
- The Cell Cycle
- Connecting Mendel with Chromosomes
- Quiz
- Chapter 3. DNA-The Chemical Basis of Heredity
- The Race to Decipher DNA
- The Double Helix
- Replication of DNA
- DNA Mutation and Repair
- Quiz
- Chapter 4. Chromosomes-Organized DNA
- The Fly Room
- The Structure of the Chromosome
- Linkage, Crossing Over, and Chromosome Mapping
- Quiz
- Chapter 5. Traits-How Genes Are Expressed
- Transcription
- Translation
- How Genes Are Regulated
- From the Micro to the Macro
- Quiz
- Chapter 6. Genomes-Reading the Genetic Code
- Sequencing Other Species
- Genome Mapping
- Genome Variation
- Quiz
- Chapter 7. Mutations-Misreading the Code
- Types of Mutations
- Causes of Mutations
- Quiz
- Chapter 8. Cancer-Genetics Gone Awry
- What Is Cancer?
- How Oncogenes Cause Cancer
- Another Mutation That Causes Cancer
- Carcinogens
- Quiz
- Chapter 9. Bacteria-A Different Way of Doing Things
- Characteristics of Bacteria
- DNA Replication and Cell Division
- Bacterial Transcription and Translation
- Genetic Recombination of Bacteria
- Regulation of Gene Activity in Bacteria
- Quiz
- Chapter 10. Organelles-Genetics Outside the Nucleus
- Mitochondria
- Chloroplasts
- Organelle Inheritance
- The Past Through Mitochondria
- Quiz
- Chapter 11. Viruses-Hijacking Heredity
- What Is a Virus?
- Bacteriophages
- Eukaryotic Viruses
- Quiz
- Chapter 12. Genetic Engineering-Sculpting the Code
- Restriction Enzymes
- The First Experiments
- Amplifying DNA
- Modifying Proteins
- Genetic Engineering of Animals
- Genetic Engineering of Plants
- Gene Therapy
- Cloning
- Concerns and Controversy
- Quiz
- Chapter 13. Evolution-Change Driven By Genetics
- What Is Evolution?
- Population Genetics
- The Origin of Species
- Phylogenetic Systematics
- The Genetics of Human Evolution
- Quiz
- Chapter 14. Humans-How Genetics Affects Us
- The Genetics of Sex
- Genetic Diseases
- RFLPs
- Genetic Screening
- Quiz
- Final Exam
- Answers to Quiz and Final Exam Questions
- Suggested Additional References
- Further Reading
- Web Sites
- Glossary
- Index