Synopses & Reviews
Cultivating Today's Student's for Tomorrow's Science.
The new edition of this landmark text prepares students to be the innovators and pacesetter of tomorrow. It opens a window on the rapidly advancing science of genetics by showing how genetics is done, incorporating a human emphasis, and highlighting the roles of individual geneticists.
The Latest News-From the Lab to Your Classroom.
This edition is packed with the latest developments and information from the labs of current researchers-including the latest findings from Genomics and RNA Interference.
Balanced View
Genetics, Fourth Edition offers a comprehensive and balanced view of both Classical Mendelian topics and modern Molecular topics.
Problem-Solving
Principles of Genetics, Fourth Edition provides a strong focus on problem-solving throughout the text and helps students acquire the analytical tools they need to hone their problem-solving skills. The text can also be accompanied by an excellent Student Companion Guide, providing more opportunity for additional practice and review.
Fresh Pedagogical Design
The overall look and feel of this edition highlights numerous practice problems in the book, and under-scores objectives and learning checks throughout.
Great Media.
To help nurture your students' understanding of genetics, the Fourth Edition features WileyPLUS, a powerful package of media that complements both the text and your course, including:
- An integrated course management system
- Step-by-step animations
- Quizzes with instant feedback and assessment to build problem-solving skills
- A suite of presentation tools including PowerPoint slides
Synopsis
In the rapidly advancing science of genetics, currency and accuracy are critical in any book. This book presents the most up-to-date developments in genetics as well as the fundamental principles. It stresses how genetics is done and provides historical and biographical insights to the people and events that have made genetics a pre-eminent science. The new edition incorporates organizational changes to make the book more modern, including earlier DNA coverage. A new design also highlights numerous practice problems that help reinforce important concepts.
* Provides a comprehensive and balanced view of both Classical Mendelian topics and modern Molecular topics.
* Incorporates the latest findings from Genomics and Proteomics.
* Includes numerous high-quality illustrations with stepped-out art to help readers visualize complex processes.
* Offers the analytical tools that readers will need for problem solving.
Synopsis
Snustad provides scientists with the confidence to apply problem solving to the major principals of genetics. It eases them into the art of problem solving by integrating problems within each chapter. A clear connection between key principals and related problems is presented in each chapter. Icons help them clearly see how a problem is worked out before reading on. The fifth edition has also been revised with an improved art program. It offers more balanced coverage of traditional and modern topics by weaving classical genetics with molecular genetics, and illustrating the connection between the two. The book is problem-solving-centric as well. Chapters now contain problems that correlate with major principals. Coverage of both classic experiments and current research will allow scientists to gain perspective on the process of science.
Synopsis
* Offers the analytical tools that readers will need for problem solving.
About the Author
Pete Snustad has served as Dean of Undergraduate Studies at UMN and continues to teach Genetics every year. He received his Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis.
Michael Simmons is a well-regarded Genetics researcher and very focused teacher. He ran the intro general biology course at UMN for years and has an excellent feel for content and pedagogy as well as being on top of his field. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin.
Table of Contents
1. The Science of Genetics.
2. Cellular Reproduction and Model Genetic Organisms.
3. Mendelism: The Basic Principles of Inheritance.
4. Extensions of Mendelism.
5. The Chromosomal Basis of Mendelism.
6. Variation in Chromosome Number and Structure.
7. Linkage, Crossing Over, and Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes.
8. The Genetics of Microorganisms.
9. DNA and the Molecular Structure of Chromosomes.
10. Replication of DNA and Chromosomes.
11. Transcription and RNA Processing.
12. Translation and the Genetic Code.
13. Mutation, DNA Repair, and Recombination.
14. Definitions of the Gene.
15. The Techniques of Molecular Genetics.
16. Genomics.
17. Applications of Molecular Genetics.
18. Transposable Genetic Elements.
19. The Genetics of Mitochondria and Chloroplasts.
20. Regulation of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes and Their Viruses.
21. Regulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes.
22. The Genetic Control of Animal Development.
23. The Genetic Control of the Vertebrate Immune System.
24. The Genetic Basis of Cancer.
25. Inheritance of Complex Traits.
26. Population Genetics.
27. Evolutionary Genetics.
Epilogue: Genetics Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, a Personal View.
Bibliography.
Photo and Illustrations Credits.
Glossary.
Answers to Odd-Numbered Questions and Problems.
Index.