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The cover shows many facets of genetics. Top row, Left: The DNA double-helix, here imaged in a scanning tunneling micrograph, is central to all genetics research. Right: Experimentation has shown that some social behaviors, such as nest cleaning by honeybees, is under genetic control. Second row, Left: Inherited disorders such as albinism, manifested here in a bullfrog, have provided many insights about the genetic control of metabolism. Right: Gregor Mendel's 19th-century work with pea plants elucidated the basic principles of inheritance. Third row, Left: Efforts to combat HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, depend on knowing how the virus expresses its genes inside the cells of the immune system. Right: The fruit fly is ideally suited for studies on the genetic control of embryonic development and organ formation. Fourth row, Left: The identification of mutations that cause unregulated cell division facilitates the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer. Right: HeLa cells, derived in 1951 from Henrietta Lacks, a woman who died of cervical cancer, thrive in the laboratory and are used in research worldwide. Bottom row: The replication of chromosomes (left) is a prerequsite for cell division (right).

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• Part I
• Chapter 1 The Science of Genetics(p. 1)
• Chapter 2 Reproduction as the Basis of Heredity(p. 9)
• Chapter 3 Mendelism: The Basic Principles of Inheritance(p. 29)
• Chapter 4 Extensions of Mendelism(p. 49)
• Chapter 5 Inheritance of Complex Traits(p. 63)
• Chapter 6 The Chromosomal Basis of Mendelism(p. 77)
• Chapter 7 Variation in Chromosome Number and Structure(p. 95)
• Chapter 8 Linkage, Crossing Over, and Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes(p. 115)
• Chapter 9 Advanced Linkage Analysis(p. 129)
• Chapter 10 DNA and the Molecular Structure of Chromosomes(p. 141)
• Chapter 11 Replication of DNA and Chromosomes(p. 157)
• Chapter 12 Transcription and RNA Processing(p. 169)
• Chapter 13 Translation and the Genetic Code(p. 181)
• Chapter 14 Mutation, DNA Repair, and Recombination(p. 197)
• Chapter 15 Definitions of the Gene(p. 213)
• Chapter 16 The Genetics of Viruses(p. 223)
• Chapter 17 The Genetics of Bacteria(p. 237)
• Chapter 18 Transposable Genetic Elements(p. 253)
• Chapter 19 The Genetics of Mitochondria and Chloroplasts(p. 265)
• Chapter 20 The Techniques of Molecular Genetics(p. 275)
• Chapter 21 Genomics(p. 291)
• Chapter 22 Molecular Analysis of Genes and Gene Products(p. 303)
• Chapter 23 Regulation of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes and Their Viruses(p. 315)
• Chapter 24 Regulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes(p. 327)
• Chapter 25 The Genetic Control of Animal Development(p. 339)
• Chapter 26 The Genetic Control of Behavior(p. 351)
• Chapter 27 The Genetic Control of the Vertebrate Immune System(p. 357)
• Chapter 28 The Genetic Basis of Cancer(p. 373)
• Chapter 29 Population and Evolutionary Genetics(p. 381)
• Part II
• Complete Answers and Solutions to Text Questions and Problems(p. 1)

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