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Genetics

Anupam Rajak

this book covers everything you need to understand the principles, techniques, and applications of modern genetics.

Whether you're preparing for exams, advancing your research, or simply curious about the science of life, this book provides a clear, structured, and practical approach to genetics, bridging fundamental knowledge with real-world applications.


Chapter 1: Introduction to Genetics

Provides an overview of genetics, its history, scope, and significance. Covers Mendelian laws, basic concepts of genes, chromosomes, and inheritance patterns.

Chapter 2: Cell Structure and Chromosomes

Explores the structure of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, chromosomal organization, and the role of chromosomes in heredity. Includes karyotyping and chromosomal abnormalities.

Chapter 3: DNA Structure and Replication

Covers the chemical structure of DNA, double helix model, DNA replication mechanisms, enzymes involved, and replication fidelity.

Chapter 4: RNA and the Genetic Code

Explains types of RNA, transcription, RNA processing, and the genetic code. Discusses codons, anticodons, and translation.

Chapter 5: Protein Synthesis and Regulation

Focuses on transcription, translation, post-translational modifications, and regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

Chapter 6: Classical Genetics and Mendelian Inheritance

Details Mendel's experiments, laws of segregation and independent assortment, and applications of classical genetics in humans and other organisms.

Chapter 7: Extensions of Mendelian Genetics

Covers incomplete dominance, codominance, multiple alleles, pleiotropy, epistasis, and non-Mendelian inheritance patterns.

Chapter 8: Linkage and Genetic Mapping

Explains gene linkage, crossing over, recombination, and construction of genetic maps using experimental data.

Chapter 9: Cytogenetics

Focuses on chromosomal structure, types, banding patterns, chromosomal abnormalities, and cytogenetic techniques like karyotyping and FISH.

Chapter 10: Molecular Genetics Techniques

Introduces recombinant DNA technology, PCR, DNA sequencing, cloning, and other molecular biology tools.

Chapter 11: Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes

Covers operons (lac, trp), regulatory proteins, and transcriptional and translational control mechanisms in bacteria.

Chapter 12: Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes

Explains chromatin structure, transcription factors, enhancers, silencers, and epigenetic regulation in eukaryotic cells.

Chapter 13: Mutations and DNA Repair

Discusses types of mutations, mutagens, mutation detection, and DNA repair mechanisms including excision and mismatch repair.

Chapter 14: Recombinant DNA Technology

Details cloning vectors, gene isolation, ligation, transformation, and expression of recombinant genes.

Chapter 15: Biotechnology Applications

Covers medical, agricultural, and industrial applications of genetic engineering, including GMOs, pharmaceuticals, and enzyme production.

Chapter 16: Genetic Engineering and Recombinant DNA Technology

Explores modern techniques, genome editing (CRISPR, TALENs, ZFNs), recombinant protein production, and industrial applications.

Chapter 17: Epigenetics and Gene Regulation

Explains DNA methylation, histone modification, chromatin remodeling, ncRNAs, and the role of epigenetics in development and disease.

Chapter 18: Population Genetics and Evolutionary Genetics

Chapter 19: Human Genetics and Genetic Disorders

Explores Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance in humans, chromosomal and single-gene disorders, multifactorial traits, and genetic counseling.

Chapter 20: Genetic Technologies and Future Perspectives

Book Details

  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publish Date: Oct 18th, 2025
  • Pages: 124
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.00in - 8.50in - 0.26in - 0.67lb
  • EAN: 9798270449100
  • Categories: Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics