About the Book: Basic and Molecular Genetics
The present book is covered in 3 parts comprising 27 chapters. The first part
covers “Mendelian or classical genetics” in 11 chapters dealing with
introduction to genetics, sources of genetic variation, heredity and
environment, Mendelism, Chromosomal theory of inheritance, Exceptions to
Mendelism [Multiple alleles, gene expression (action) on phenotypic level,
Linkage of genes and crossing over], Sex determination and sex controlled
inheritance. The second part covers “Molecular genetics” in 14 chapters which
includes genetics, genetic material (DNA) and its molecular structure, changes
in its structure (mutation), and replication of DNA; Gene expression at
molecular level (transcription and translation), Regulation of gene expression
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