The purpose behind this text is to inspire readers and establish a foundation and love for genetics. It details some of the great problem solvers in history and how their ideas have pushed the boundaries of what science can achieve. My goal is always to show you how genetics relates to YOU on a personal level, no matter what path has led you to this course or your career path moving forward. Genetics touches our lives from the beginning and has impacted our world greatly over the past 150 years. As we navigate the pandemic era, the tools presented here have never been more important.
Chapter 1 – Foundations of Inheritance
Chapter 2 – The Behavior of Chromosomes
Chapter 3—Genetic Interactions
Chapter 4—Probability and Pedigrees
Chapter 5 – Quantitative Traits
Chapter 6 – Behavior of Alleles in a Population
Chapter 7 - Genetic Linkage Analysis in the Model Organism, Drosophila melanogaster
Chapter 8 – Predicting Outcomes of Crosses
Chapter 9 – Genetic Mapping in Other Organisms
Chapter 10 – Chromosomal Aberrations and Deletion Mapping
Chapter 11 – DNA Structure and Replication
Chapter 12 – The Central Dogma: Transcription and Translation
Chapter 13 – Mutagenesis, Transposons, and Screening for Mutants
Chapter 14 – Bacterial Genetics
Chapter 15 – DNA Sequencing and DNA Diagnostic Tools
Chapter 16 – Cancer
Chapter 17 – CRISPR Gene Editing Technology