Genetics Demystified
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FOREWORDChapter 1: Mendelism and Classical GeneticsChapter 2: The Cell -- The Basic Unit of LifeChapter 3: DNA -- The Chemical Basis of HeredityChapter 4: Chromosomes -- Organized DNAChapter 5: Traits -- How Genes Are ExpressedChapter 6: Genomes -- Reading the Genetic CodeChapter 7: Mutations -- Misreading the CodeChapter 8: Cancer -- Genetics Gone AwryChapter 9: Bacteria -- A Different Way of Doing ThingsChapter 10: Organelles -- Genetics Outside the NucleusChapter 11: Viruses -- Hijacking HeredityChapter 12: Genetic Engineering -- Sculpting the CodeChapter 13: Evolution -- Change Driven by GeneticsChapter 14: Humans -- How Genetics Affect UsFINAL EXAMANSWERS TO QUIZ AND FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSSUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCESGLOSSARYINDEX
Chapter 2: The Cell -- The Basic Unit of LifeChapter 3: DNA -- The Chemical Basis of HeredityChapter 4: Chromosomes -- Organized DNAChapter 5: Traits -- How Genes Are ExpressedChapter 6: Genomes -- Reading the Genetic CodeChapter 7: Mutations -- Misreading the CodeChapter 8: Cancer -- Genetics Gone AwryChapter 9: Bacteria -- A Different Way of Doing ThingsChapter 10: Organelles -- Genetics Outside the NucleusChapter 11: Viruses -- Hijacking HeredityChapter 12: Genetic Engineering -- Sculpting the CodeChapter 13: Evolution -- Change Driven by GeneticsChapter 14: Humans -- How Genetics Affect UsFINAL EXAMANSWERS TO QUIZ AND FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSSUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCESGLOSSARYINDEX
Chapter 4: Chromosomes -- Organized DNAChapter 5: Traits -- How Genes Are ExpressedChapter 6: Genomes -- Reading the Genetic CodeChapter 7: Mutations -- Misreading the CodeChapter 8: Cancer -- Genetics Gone AwryChapter 9: Bacteria -- A Different Way of Doing ThingsChapter 10: Organelles -- Genetics Outside the NucleusChapter 11: Viruses -- Hijacking HeredityChapter 12: Genetic Engineering -- Sculpting the CodeChapter 13: Evolution -- Change Driven by GeneticsChapter 14: Humans -- How Genetics Affect UsFINAL EXAMANSWERS TO QUIZ AND FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSSUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCESGLOSSARYINDEX
Chapter 6: Genomes -- Reading the Genetic CodeChapter 7: Mutations -- Misreading the CodeChapter 8: Cancer -- Genetics Gone AwryChapter 9: Bacteria -- A Different Way of Doing ThingsChapter 10: Organelles -- Genetics Outside the NucleusChapter 11: Viruses -- Hijacking HeredityChapter 12: Genetic Engineering -- Sculpting the CodeChapter 13: Evolution -- Change Driven by GeneticsChapter 14: Humans -- How Genetics Affect UsFINAL EXAMANSWERS TO QUIZ AND FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSSUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCESGLOSSARYINDEX
Chapter 8: Cancer -- Genetics Gone AwryChapter 9: Bacteria -- A Different Way of Doing ThingsChapter 10: Organelles -- Genetics Outside the NucleusChapter 11: Viruses -- Hijacking HeredityChapter 12: Genetic Engineering -- Sculpting the CodeChapter 13: Evolution -- Change Driven by GeneticsChapter 14: Humans -- How Genetics Affect UsFINAL EXAMANSWERS TO QUIZ AND FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSSUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCESGLOSSARYINDEX
Chapter 10: Organelles -- Genetics Outside the NucleusChapter 11: Viruses -- Hijacking HeredityChapter 12: Genetic Engineering -- Sculpting the CodeChapter 13: Evolution -- Change Driven by GeneticsChapter 14: Humans -- How Genetics Affect UsFINAL EXAMANSWERS TO QUIZ AND FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSSUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCESGLOSSARYINDEX
Chapter 12: Genetic Engineering -- Sculpting the CodeChapter 13: Evolution -- Change Driven by GeneticsChapter 14: Humans -- How Genetics Affect UsFINAL EXAMANSWERS TO QUIZ AND FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSSUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCESGLOSSARYINDEX
Chapter 14: Humans -- How Genetics Affect UsFINAL EXAMANSWERS TO QUIZ AND FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSSUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCESGLOSSARYINDEX
ANSWERS TO QUIZ AND FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSSUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCESGLOSSARYINDEX
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Genetics Demystified offers an up-to-date, highly readable explanation of the basic principles of genetics, covering key topics such as human genetics, DNA, heredity, mutations, traits, chromosomes, and much more. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.