Includes glossary, credits and index.

Contents: Viruses, cell and cellular reproduction -- Mendelian genetics -- Chromosomal basis of inheritance, sex determination, and sex linkage -- Extensions of Mendelian genetic analysis -- Linkage, crossing-over, and gene mapping in eukaryotes -- Advanced genetic mapping in eukaryotes -- Genetic recombination in bacteria and bacteriophages -- The beginnings of molecular genetics: Gene function -- The structure of genetic material -- The organization of DNA in chromosomes -- DNA replication and recombination -- Transcription -- RNA molecules and RNA processing -- The genetic code and the translation of the genetic message -- Recombinant DNA technology and the manipulation of DNA -- Regulation of gene expression in bacteria and bacteriophages -- Regulation of gene expression and development in eukaryotes -- Gene mutations -- Chromosome aberrations -- Transposable genetic elements, tumor viruses, and oncogenes -- Organization and genetics of extranuclear genomes --Quantitative genetics -- Population genetics.