Includes bibliographical references and index.

The molecular basis of heredity, variation, and evolution -- Transmission genetics -- Cell division and chromosome heredity -- Gene interaction -- Genetic linkage and mapping in eukaryotes -- Gene analysis and mapping in bacteria and bacteriophage -- DNA structure and replication -- Molecular biology of transcription and RNA processing -- The molecular biology of translation -- The integration of genetic approaches : understanding sickle cell disease -- Chromosome structure -- Gene mutation, DNA repair, and homologous recombination -- Chromosome aberrations and transposition -- Regulation of gene expression in bacteria and bacteriophage -- Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes -- Forward genetics and recombinant DNA technology -- Applications of recombinant DNA technology and reverse genetics -- Genomics : genetics from a whole genome perspective -- Cytoplasmic inheritance and the evolution of organelle genomes -- Developmental genetics -- Genetic analysis of quantitative traits -- Population genetics and evolution.