Griffiths, Anthony J. F.

An introduction to genetic analysis. / Anthony J. F. Griffiths et al - 5th ed. - New York: W. H. Freeman & Company, 1993. - xi, 840 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes glossary and index.

Contents: Genetics and the organism -- Mendelian analysis -- Chromosome theory of inheritance -- Extensions of mendelian analysis -- Linkage I: Basic eukaryotic chromosome mapping techniques -- Gene mutation -- Chromosome mutation I: Changes in chromosome structure -- Chromosome mutation II: changes in number -- Recombination in bacteria and their viruses -- The structure of DNA -- The nature of the gene -- DNA function -- Recombinant DNA -- Applications of recombinant DNA -- The structure and function of eukaryotic chromosomes -- Control of gene expression -- Mechanisms of genetic change I: Gene mutation -- Mechanisms of genetic change II: Recombination -- Mechanisms of genetic change III: Transposable genetic elements -- The extranuclear genome -- Developmental genetics: Cell fate and pattern formation -- Developmental genetics: Topics in gene regulation and differentiation -- Quantitative genetics -- Population genetics.

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