Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Genetics

2. Mitosis and Meiosis

3. Mendelian Genetics

4. Modifications of Mendelian Ratios

5. Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes

6. Chromosome Mutations: Variation in Number and Arrangement

7. Linkage and Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes

8. Genetic Analysis and Mapping in Bacteria and Bactierophages

9. DNA Structure and Analysis

10. DNA Replication

11. Chromosome Structure and DNA Sequence Organization

12. The Genetic Code and Transcription

13. Translation and Proteins

14. Gene Mutation, DNA Repair, and Transposition

15. Regulation of Gene Expression in Becteria

16. Regulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes

17. Recombinant DNA Technology

18. Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Proteomics

19. The Genetics of Cancer

20. Quantitative Genetics and Multifactorial Traits

21. Population and Evolutionary Genetics

Special Topics in Modern Genetics 1: Epigenetics

Special Topics in Modern Genetics 2: Genetic Testing

Special Topics in Modern Genetics 3: Gene Therapy

Special Topics in Modern Genetics 4: Advances in Neurogenetics: The Study of Huntington Disease

Special Topics in Modern Genetics 5: DNA Forensics

Special Topics in Modern Genetics 6: Genetically Modified Foods

Special Topics in Modern Genetics 7: Genomics and Precision Medicine

Appendix

Glossary