Science of Genetics

A textbook for a comprehensive college course on genetics. The introductory chapter is followed by three easily recognizable parts on transmission genetics; molecular genetics; & genetic change, population genetics, & evolution. Chapter 1 introduces the discipline of genetics, explains how it is organized, & gives a brief history of the science of genetics. It also introduces some of the organisms commonly used in genetic studies. Part I: How Genes Are Organized & Transmitted Through Generations. Part 2: How Genes Function at the Molecular Level. Part 3: How Genes & Genomes Change & Evolve. Appendix: Answers to Section Review Problems; & Glossary. Hundreds of color illustrations.Atherly, Alan G. is the author of 'Science of Genetics ', published 1999 under ISBN 9780756782559 and ISBN 0756782554.