ESSENTIAL GENETICS: A GENOMIC PERSPECTIVE 4TH EDITION
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Elizabeth W. Jones & Daniel L. Hartl
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,Study Guide and Solutions Manual to accompany
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,Contents
1 The Genetic Code of Genes and Genomes
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2 Transmission Genetics: Heritage from Mendel
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3 The Chromosomal Basis of Heredity......................• ............................ 9
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4 Gene Linkage and Genetic Mapping.......................·.· .......................13
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5 Human Chromosomes and Chromosome Behavior
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6 DNA Structure, Replication, and Manipulation
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7 The Genetics of Bacteria and Their Viruses
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8 The Molecular Genetics of Gene Expression
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9 Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
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10 Genomics, Proteomics, and Genetic Engineering .............................. 38
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11 The Genetic Control of Development
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12 Molecular Mechanisms of Mutation and DNA Repair
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13 Molecular Genetics of the Cell Cycle and cancer
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14 Molecular Evolution and Population Genetics ...............• .................52
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15 The Genetic Basis of Complex Inheritance
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Appendix: Answers
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