Abbreviations Preface Section A?Molecular genetics A1 DNA structure A2 Genes A3 The genetic code A4 Gene transcription A5 Transfer RNA A6 Ribosomal RNA A7 Messenger RNA A8 Translation A9 DNA replication A10 Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes A11 Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes Section B?Genomes B1 Chromosomes B2 Cell division B3 Prokaryotic genomes B4 The human genome B5 DNA mutation B6 Mutagens and DNA repair B7 Recombination B8 Bacteriophages B9 Eukaryotic viruses Section C?Mechanisms of inheritance C1 Basic Mendelian genetics C2 More Mendelian genetics C3 Meiosis and gametogenesis C4 Linkage C5 Transfer of genes between bacteria C6 Genes in eukaryotic organelles C7 Quantitative inheritance C8 Sex determination C9 Sex and inheritance C10 Somatic cell fusion C11 Inbreeding C12 Probabilities C13 Tests for goodness of fit:chi?square and exact tests Section D?Population genetics and evolution D1 Introduction D2 Evolution by natural selection D3 Genes in populations:Hardy?Weinberg equilibrium D4 Genetic diversity D5 Neo?Darwinian evolution:selection acting on alleles D6 Chromosome changes in evolution D7 Species and speciation D8 Polyploidy D9 Evolution Section E?Recombinant DNA technology E1 Nucleic acid hybridization E2 DNA cloning E3 Polymerase chain reaction(PCR) E4 DNA sequencing Section F?Applications of genetics F1 Genetic diseases F2 Genes and cancer F3 Genotoxicity testing F4 Gene therapy F5 The human genome project F6 Genetics in forensic science F7 Genetic engineering and biotechnology Further reading Index