Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to genetics -- Mitosis and meiosis -- Mendelian genetics -- Modification of mendelian ratios -- Sex determination and sex chromosomes -- Chromosome mutations: variation in number and arrangement -- Linkage and chromosome mapping in eukaryotes -- Genetic analysis and mapping in bacteria and bacteriophages -- DNA structure and analysis -- DNA replication and recombination -- Chromosome structure and DNA sequence organization -- The genetic code and transcription -- Translation and proteins -- Gene mutation, DNA repair, and transposition -- Regulation of gene expression -- The genetics of cancer -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Genomics, bioinformatics, and proteomics -- Applications and ethics of genetic engineering and biotechnology -- Developmental genetics -- Quantitative genetics and multifactorial traits -- Population and evolutionary genetics -- Conservation genetics.