Essentials of Genetics

Presents a succinct overview of the discipline, with balanced coverage of both classical and modern genetics.

Known for their clear writing style, emphasis on concepts, visual art program, and thoughtful coverage of all areas of genetics, the authors capture interest with up-to-date coverage of cutting edge topics and research.

This book will help readers connect the science of genetics to the issues of today through interesting and thought provoking applications.

Revision features 3 new chapters: Chapter 5, "Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes," Chapter 18, "Genomics and Proteomics," and Chapter 24, "Conservation Genetics"--Genenomics and Proteomics put this book at the cutting edge of a rapidly moving field.

The Conservation Genetics chapter is the first really new chapter that has appeared in any genetics book over the past decade.

The Population Genetics and Evolutionary Genetics chapters are updated and significantly enriched by Jon Herron (co-author of "Evolutionary Analysis, 2/e").

The Technology and Society Essays include numerous revisions and several new topics--Genetically Modified Foods is addressed with a new essay in Chapter 1; new essay in Chapter 18 addresses Gene Therapy in the context of Genomics; there are two short boxes that represent “ molecular snippets” in the transmission genetic chapters (3 and 5); and new section on molecular genetics in Chapter 1.

Two biotechnology chapters cover technologies and analysis, and applications and ethics.

Human behavior genetics" includes recent findings on genes controlling manic depression (Chapter 20).

Up-to-date coverage of contemporary topics includes ethical questions raised by genetic testing and the humangenome project.

It will appeal to evolutionarily-oriented professionals in the biological sciences, zoology, agriculture, and health science fields.