Genetics 101

• Main Author: Windelspecht, Michael, 1963-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
• Series: Science 101.
• Subjects: Genetics > Popular works.; Science.; Science: Biology > Natural History.; SCIENCE > Genetics & Genomics. > Life Sciences; Genetics.; Electronic books.; Popular works.; Electronic books > Popular works.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Provides an accessible introduction to one of the most important scientific fields of the 21st century: genetics.

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Genetics as a Science; 2. DNA as the Hereditary Molecule; 3. Genetics at the Molecular Level; 4. Studying the Gene; 5. Changes to the Genetic Material; 6. Manipulating the Gene and Genome; 7. Applications of Genetics; Glossary; References and Resources; Index.