iGenetics: A Molecular Approach (2nd Edition with CD-ROM) [Hardcover]

Peter J. Russell (Author)

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Publication Date: April 17, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0805346651 | ISBN-13: 978-0805346657 | Edition: 2

iGenetics: A Molecular Approach reflects the dynamic nature of modern genetics by emphasizing an experimental, inquiry-based approach with a solid treatment of many research experiments. Genetics: An Introduction, DNA: The Genetic Material, DNA Replication, Gene Control of Proteins, Gene Expression: Transcription, Gene Expression: Translation, DNA Mutation, DNA Repair, and Transposable Elements, Recombinant DNA Technology, Applications of Recombinant DNA Technology, Genomics, Mendelian Genetics, Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance,Extensions of Mendelian Genetic Principles, Quantitative Genetics, Gene Mapping in Eukaryotes, Advanced Gene Mapping in Eukaryotes, Variation in Chromosome Number and Structure, Genetic Analysis of Bacteria and Bacteriophages, Regulation Of Gene Expression In Bacteria And Bacteriophages, Regulation Of Gene Expression In Eukaryotes, Genetic Analysis Of Development, Genetics Of Cancer, Non-Mendelian Inheritance, Population Genetics, Molecular Evolution. For all readers interested in learning the central concepts of genetics.

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Peter J. Russell received his B.S. in Biology from University of Sussex in 1968 and his Ph.D. in Genetics from Cornell University in 1972. He then joined the Biology faculty of Reed College in 1972 where he is currently Professor of Biology. Russell teaches an upper-division genetics and molecular biology lecture/laboratory course, the genetics section of the introductory biology course, an advanced seminar course in yeast virology, and advises senior thesis research students. He is also the author of a number of successful genetics textbooks.

He is currently studying the molecular genetics of the replication of double-stranded (ds) RNA viruses found in budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The research goals are to define in vivo the cis-acting sequences that are required for viral RNA packaging into capsids and for genome replication, and to identify and characterize any yeast gene products required for virus propagation. His earlier research involved Neurospora RNA synthesis and the organization of and regulation of the number of ribosomal RNA genes, and nitrogen metabolism in the pathogenic dimorphic yeast Candida albicans.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 850 pages
• Publisher: Benjamin Cummings; 2 edition (April 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805346651
• ISBN-13: 978-0805346657
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #87 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Biological Sciences > Biology > Molecular Biology

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