Genetics: From Genes to Genomes

 Genetics: From Genes to Genomes is a cutting-edge, introductory genetics text authored by an unparalleled author team, including Nobel Prize winner, Leland Hartwell. The Second Edition continues to build upon the integration of Mendelian and molecular principles, providing students with the links between early genetics understanding and the new molecular discoveries that have changed the way the field of genetics is viewed. 

 

 1 Genetics: The Study of Biological InformationPart 1 Basic Principles: How Traits Are Transmitted2 Mendel's Breakthrough: Patterns, Particles, and Principles of Heredity3 Extensions to Mendel: Complexities in Relating Genotype to Phenotype4 The Chromosome Theory of Inheritance5 Linkage, Recombination, and the Mapping of Genes on ChromosomesPart 2 What Genes Are and What They Do6 DNA: How the Molecule of Heredity Carries, Replicates, and Recombines Information 7 Anatomy and Function of a Gene: Dissection Through Mutation8 Gene Expression: The Flow of Genetic Information from DNA via RNA to ProteinPart 3 Genomes9 Deconstructing the Genome: DNA at High Resolution10 Reconstructing the Genome Through Genetic and Molecular Analysis11 The Direct Detection of Genotype Distinguishes Individual GenomesPart 4 How Genes Travel12 The Eukaryotic Chromosome: An Organelle for Packaging and Managing DNA13 Chromosomal Rearrangements and Changes in Chromosome Number Reshape Eukaryotic Genomes14 The Prokaryotic Chromosome: Genetic Analysis in Bacteria15 The Chromosomes of Organelles Outside the Nucleus Exhibit Non-Mendelian Patterns of InheritancePart 5 How Genes Are Regulated16 Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes17 Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes18 Cell-Cycle Regulation and the Genetics of Cancer19 Using Genetics to Study Development Part 6 How Genes Change20 The Genetic Analysis of Populations and How They Evolve21 Evolution at the Molecular LevelReference: Portraits of Model Eukaryotic OrganismsA Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Genetic Portrait of Yeast B Arabidopsis thaliana: Genetic Portrait of a Model Plant C Caenorhabditis elegans: Genetic Portrait of a Simple Multicellular Organism D Drosophila melanogaster: Genetic Portrait of the Fruit Fly E Mus musculus: Genetic Portrait of the House MouseGuidelines for Gene NomenclatureBrief Answer Section