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Essentials of Genetics [Paperback]

William S. Klug , Michael R. Cummings , Charlotte Spencer
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  • Paperback: 600 pages
  • Publisher: Pearson Education; 6 edition (2 Jan 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0132410656
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132410656
  • Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.6 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 175,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
    #83 in  Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Biology > Genetics > Genomics
    #100 in  Books > Science & Nature > Popular Science > Genetics
    #22 in  Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Genetics > DNA
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For courses in Genetics found in biological sciences, agriculture, forestry, and health sciences

 

Balancing classical and modern genetics, Essentials of Genetics helps students understand basic genetic concepts, apply those concepts to biological problems, and use analytical reasoning to figure out which of many problem-solving techniques apply. This succinct overview offers clear writing and up-to-date coverage of new research that will capture students' interests. Interwoven Experimental discussions and applications illustrate the nature of scientific discovery, helping students connect the science of genetics to the issues of today.

About the Author

William S. Klug is currently Professor of Biology at The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College) in Ewing, New Jersey. He served as Chairman of the Biology Department for 17 years, a position to which he was first elected in 1974. He received his B.A. degree in Biology from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana and his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to coming to Trenton State College, he returned to Wabash College as an Assistant Professor, where he first taught genetics as well as general biology and electron microscopy. His research interests have involved ultrastructural and molecular genetic studies of oogenesis in Drosophila. He has taught the genetics course as well as the senior capstone seminar course in human and molecular genetics to undergraduate Biology majors for each of the last 32 years.

Michael R. Cummings is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has also served on the faculty at Northwestern University and Florida State University. He received his B.A. from St. Mary's College in Winona, Minnesota, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He has also written textbooks in human genetics and general biology for non-majors. His research interests center on the molecular organization and physical mapping of human acrocentric chromosomes. At the undergraduate level, he teaches courses in Mendelian genetics, human genetics, and general biology for non-majors. He has received numerous teaching awards given by the university and by student organizations.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very thorough introduction to a crucial subject area., 17 May 2009
By Eugene Nyunt "shiofuki" (London, England.) - See all my reviews
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This remains a very useful book and should provide a clear guide for courses centred on genetics, and molecular biology; the level is quite introductory. It doesn't go full-tilt on the biochemistry, but it's amply illustrated with clear colour digrams and micrographs. After a quick passage through Mendelian genetics, the rest of the textbook adopts a molecular approach. Each chapter is followed by practice questions and exercises, and the rear of the book has a glossary - both helping to consolidate learning. I've also found the online resources - accessed through a scratch-card type code - to be very useful in my studies. The first few chapters should help with basic genetics problems, eg. chromosome mapping, but the book overall is geared towards theory questions, not necessarily methodology or lab work. It does however give you the background to understand the latter. Considering the average cost of higher education science textbooks this book is great value, and I'd definitely concur with any other recommendations of it - especially if it's suggested as a prime part of any modules you happen to take.
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5.0 out of 5 stars New and better edition, 10 Oct 2001
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This new and updated edition of the already excellent Genetics book has a new chapter that deals with Genomics and Proteomics (words that were not in use when the first edition of Essentials came out). There are also other updates and clarifications which makes it worth buying the new edition even if you have the old one in your bookshelf. This shows also that the authors are updated and ready to write new editions in the coming years that will give us easy to get to information of the expanding field of Genetics.
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