A general introduction and overview of the field of genetics is given. The author has integrated classical and molecular principles, including classical Mendelian principles.
The contents of the book is divided into 19 chapters. All chapters are well supported by instructive figures and tables. In several boxes, a short introduction to different methods is given. Each chapter contains examples to illustrate the topics. The book provides information about the variability, heredity, the regulation of genetic functions, and the molecular structure of an eukaryotic genome. the molecular structure of eukaryotic chromosomes, the molecular structure of prokaryotic chromosomes, the molecular structure and regulation of prokaryotic genes, the molecular structure of eukaryotic genes, alterations of genes: mutations, instability of genomes: transposons and retroviruses, genetic control of cell differentiation, differentiation of organisms, population genetics, the human genome, and genetics and genetic engineering. An extensive bibliography at the back of this book is compiled to provide a useful source of references. The bibliography also contains many review articles which give the reader further easy access to genetic topics of particular interest.