Biology - Prof. Morata - BSC 2010: Genetics

The Growth of Biological Thought is a work of epic proportions, tracing the development of the major problems of biology from the earliest attempts to find order in the diversity of life, to modern research into the mechanisms of gene transmission.

Contents
1 The history of genetics
2 Mendel and his peas
3 DNA – the heredity molecule
4 Sex – the crucible of genetics
5 Genetically modified organisms
6 Mapping the genome
7 Genetics and health
8 Genetics and crime
9 Genetics and evolution
10 The future of genetics

Contents
1 Mendelism and Classical Genetics
2 The Cell—The Basic Unit of Life
3 DNA—The Chemical Basis of Heredity
4 Chromosomes—Organized DNA
5 Traits—How Genes Are Expressed
6 Genomes—Reading the Genetic Code
7 Mutations—Misreading the Code
8 Cancer—Genetics Gone Awry
9 Bacteria—A Different Way of Doing Things
10 Organelles—Genetics Outside the Nucleus
11 Viruses—Hijacking Heredity
12 Genetic Engineering—Sculpting the Code
13 Evolution—Change Driven By Genetics
14 Humans—How Genetics Affects Us

Publication Date: 05/30/2007
Publisher: Greenwood
Pages: 208
ISBN-10: 0313088284
ISBN-13: 9780313088285