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For all introductory genetics courses Concepts of Genetics emphasises the fundamental ideas of genetics, while exploring modern techniques and applications of genetic analysis. This best-selling text continues to provide understandable explanations of complex, analytical topics and recognises the importance of teaching students how to become effective problem solvers. The 12th Edition has been extensively updated to provide comprehensive coverage of important, emerging topics such as CRISPR-Cas and the study of posttranscriptional gene regulation in eukaryotes. An expanded emphasis on ethical considerations that genetics is bringing into everyday life is addressed in Genetics, Ethics, and Society and Case Study features.

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Author:   William Klug ,  Michael Cummings ,  Charlotte Spencer ,  Michael Palladino
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   12th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 27.40cm
Weight:   1.560kg
ISBN:  

9781292265322

ISBN 10:   1292265329
Pages:   864
Publication Date:   03 June 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part One - Genes, Chromosomes, and Heredity 1 Introduction to Genetics 2 Mitosis and Meiosis 3 Mendelian Genetics 4 Extensions of Mendelian Genetics 5 Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes 6 Chromosomal Mutations: Variation in Number and Arrangement 7 Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes 8 Genetic Analysis and Mapping in Bacteria and Bacteriophages 9 Extranuclear Inheritance Part Two - DNA: Structure, Replication, and Organization 10 DNA Structure and Analysis 11 DNA Replication and Recombination 12 DNA Organization in Chromosomes Part Three - Gene Expression and Its Regulation 13 The Genetic Code and Transcription 14 Translation and Proteins 15 Gene Mutation, DNA Repair, and Transposition 16 Regulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria 17 Transcriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes 18 Posttranscriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes 19 Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression Part Four - Genomics 20 Recombinant DNA Technology 21 Genomic Analysis 22 Applications of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Part Five - Genetics of Organisms and Populations 23 Developmental Genetics 24 Cancer Genetics 25 Quantitative Genetics and Multifactorial Traits 26 Population and Evolutionary Genetics Special Topics in Modern Genetics ST1 CRISPR and Genome Editing ST2 DNA Forensics ST3 Genomics and Precision Medicine ST4 Genetically Modified Foods ST5 Gene Therapy ST6 Advances in Neurogenetics: The Study of Huntington Disease Appendix A Selected Readings Appendix B Answers to Selected Problems

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William S. Klug is an Emeritus Professor of Biology at The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College) in Ewing, New Jersey, where he served as Chair of the Biology Department for 17 years. He received his B.A. degree in Biology from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to coming to The College of New Jersey, he was on the faculty of Wabash College, where he first taught genetics, as well as general biology and electron microscopy. His research interests have involved ultrastructural and molecular genetic studies of development, utilising oogenesis in Drosophila as a model system. He has taught the genetics course as well as the senior capstone seminar course in Human and Molecular Genetics to undergraduate biology majors for over four decades. He was the recipient in 2001 of the first annual teaching award given at The College of New Jersey, granted to the faculty member who most challenges students to achieve high standards. He also received the 2004 Outstanding Professor Award from Sigma Pi International, and in the same year, he was nominated as the Educator of the Year, an award given by the Research and Development Council of New Jersey. Michael R. Cummings is a Research Professor in the Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois. For more than 25 years, he was a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences and in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has also served on the faculties of Northwestern University and Florida State University. He received his B.A. from St. Mary's College in Winona, Minnesota, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. In addition to this text, he has written textbooks in human genetics and general biology. His research interests center on the molecular organisation and physical mapping of the heterochromatic regions of human acrocentric chromosomes. At the undergraduate level, he teaches courses in molecular genetics, human genetics, and general biology, and has received numerous awards for teaching excellence given by university faculty, student organisations, and graduating seniors. Charlotte A. Spencer is a retired Associate Professor from the Department of Oncology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She has also served as a faculty member in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Alberta. She received her B.Sc. in Microbiology from the University of British Columbia and her Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Alberta, followed by postdoctoral training at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. Her research interests involve the regulation of RNA polymerase II transcription in cancer cells, cells infected with DNA viruses, and cells traversing the mitotic phase of the cell cycle. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and oncology. She has also written booklets in the Prentice Hall Exploring Biology series. Michael A. Palladino is Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, former Dean of the School of Science, and Professor of Biology at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He received his B.S. degree in Biology from The College of New Jersey and his Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology from the University of Virginia. For more than 15 years he directed a laboratory of undergraduate student researchers supported by external funding from the National Institutes of Health, biopharma companies, and other agencies. He and his undergraduates studied molecular mechanisms involved in innate immunity of mammalian male reproductive organs and genes involved in oxygen homeostasis and ischemic injury of the testis. He has taught a wide range of courses including genetics, biotechnology, endocrinology, and cell and molecular biology. He has received several awards for research and teaching, including the 2009 Young Andrologist Award of the American Society of Andrology, the 2005 Distinguished Teacher Award from Monmouth University, and the 2005 Caring Heart Award from the New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research. He is co-author of the undergraduate textbook Introduction to Biotechnology. He was Series Editor for the Benjamin Cummings Special Topics in Biology booklet series, and author of the first booklet in the series, Understanding the Human Genome Project Darrell J. Killian is an Associate Professor and current Chair of the Department of Molecular Biology at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He received his B.A. degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, prior to working as a Research Technician in Molecular Genetics at Rockefeller University in New York, New York. He earned his Ph.D. in Developmental Genetics from New York University in New York, New York, and received his postdoctoral training at the University of Colorado - Boulder in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. Prior to joining Colorado College, he was an Assistant Professor of Biology at the College of New Jersey in Ewing, New Jersey. His research focuses on the genetic regulation of animal development, and he has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Currently, he and his undergraduate research assistants are investigating the molecular genetic regulation of nervous system development. He teaches undergraduate courses in genetics, molecular and cellular biology, stem cell biology, and developmental neurobiology.

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