Section I: General History
1. History of Genetics and Cytogenetics
Section II: Cytology and Cytogenetics
2. Cell Ultrastructure
3. Chromosome Structure and Function
4. Cell Division I. Mitosis
5. Cell Division II. Meiosis
6. Regulation of Cell Cycle
7. Chromosomal Aberrations I. Structural Aberrations
8. Chromosomal Aberrations II. Numerical Aberrations
Section III: Transmission Genetics
9. Laws of Mendel I. Law of Segregation
10. Laws of Mendel II. Independent Assortment
11. Physical Basis of Heridity (Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance)
12. Gene Symbols, Dominance, and Lethal Genes
13. Gene Interaction and Epistasis (Modification of Dihybrid Ratio)
14. Probability and Chi-Square Test
15. Environmental Effects on the Development of Characters
16. Inheritance of Quantitative Characters
17. Linkage and Crossing Over
18. Recombination in Fungi and Bacteria
19. Multiple Alleles
20. Sex Determination
21. Sex Linkage
22. Mutation
23. Cytoplasmic Inheritance and Maternal Effects
24. Genetics and Man
Section IV: Molecular Genetics
25. The Genetic Material
26. Replication and Repair of Genetic Material
27. Organization of Genetic Material (Genes and Genomes)
28. Genome Maps
29. Molecular Techniques in Genetics
30. Recombinant DNA Technology
31. Gene Action I. Genes, Biochemical Reactions and Proteins
(Biochemical Genetics
32. Gene Action II. Transcription and RNA Processing
33. Gene Action III. Translation
34. Regulation of Gene Action I. Prokaryotes
35. Regulation of Gene Action II. Eukaryotes
36. Genetics of Differentiation and Development
Section V: Population and Evolutionary Genetics
37. Population Genetics I. The Hardy-Weinberg Law
38. Population Genetics II. Factors Affecting Gene Frequencies
39. Evolution and Origin of Species
Section VI: Glossary and Appendices
Glossary
Appendices
Author Index
Subject Index