Genetics: From Gene to Genome

Author: HARTWELL (University of Washington, 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Features: Genetics: From Genes to Genomes reflects this new perspective. This book represents a new approach to an undergraduate course in genetics. It represents the way we, the authors, currently view the molecular basis of life. We integrate formal genetics—the rules by which genes are transmitted; molecular genetics—the structure of DNA and how it directs the structure of proteins; genomics and information science—the new technologies that allow gene isolation and a comprehensive analysis of the entire geneset in an organism; human genetics—how genes control health and disease; the unity of life forms—synthesis of information from many different organisms into one coherent whole; and molecular evolution—how species have evolved and diverged. The strength of this integrated approach is that students who have completed the text will have a strong command of genetics as it is practiced today by university and corporate researchers who are rapidly changing our understanding of living organisms, including ourselves; increasing our ability to prevent, treat, and diagnose disease, to engineer new life forms for food and medical uses; and, ultimately, creating the ability to replace or correct detrimental genes. The original title of this book is "GENETICS: FROM GENES TO GENOMES W/CDROM."