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Hartl  \nHarvard University  \nElizabeth W. Jones Carnegie Mellon University  \nPage ii  \nTO THE BEST TEACHERS WE EVER HAD—OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS  \nABOUT THE AUTHORS  \nDaniel L. Hartl [is a Professor of Biology at Harvard University. He received his B.S. degree](is a Professor of Biology at Harvard University. He received his B.S. degree) and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. His research interests include molecular genetics, molecular evolution, and population genetics. Elizabeth W. Jones is a Professor of Biological Sciences [at Carnegie Mellon University. She received her B.S. degree](at Carnegie Mellon University. She received her B.S. degree) and Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Seattle. Her research interests include gene regulation and the genetic control of cellular form. Currently she is studying the function and assembly of organelles in theyeast Saccharomyces.  \nABOUT THE COVER  \nA human chromosome.  \nABOUT THE PUBLISHER  \nWorld Headquarters  \nJones and Bartlett Publishers  \n40 Tall Pine Drive Sudbury, MA 01776 978-443-5000  \n[info@jbpub.com](info@jbpub.com)  \n[http://www.jbpub.com](http://www.jbpub.com)  \nJones and Bartlett Publishers Canada  \nP.O. Box 19020 Toronto, ON M5S 1X1 CANADA  \nJones and Bartlett Publishers International  \nBarb House, Barb Mews London W6 7PA  \nUK  \nABOUT THE BOOK  \nChief Executive Officer: Clayton Jones  \nChief Operating Officer: Don Jones, Jr.  \nPublisher: Tom Walker  \nV.P., Sales and Marketing: Rob McCarry Senior Managing Editor: Judith H. Hauck Marketing Director: Rich Pirozzi Production Manager: Anne Spencer Manufacturing Director: Jane Bromback Executive Editor: Brian L. McKean Project Editor: Kathryn Twombly Senior Production Editor: Mary Hill Web Site Design: Andrea Wasik  \n* * *  \nDevelopment Editor: Richard Morel  \nBook and Cover Design: J/B Woolsey Associates  \nArt Development and Rendering: J/B Woolsey Associates  \nComposition and Book Layout: Thompson Steele, Inc.  \nPrepress: Westwords, Inc.  \nCover Manufacture: Coral Graphic Services, Inc.  \nBook Manufacture: World Color Book Services  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nHartl, Daniel L.  \nGenetics: Principles and analysis / Daniel L. Hartl, Elizabeth W. Jones.—4th ed.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references (p.) .  \nISBN 0-7637-0489-X  \n1. Genetics. I. Jones, Elizabeth W. II. Title.  \nQH430 .H3733 1998  \n576.5—dc21 97-40566  \nCIP  \nCOPYRIGHT 􀃣1998 BY JONES AND BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner.  \nPrinted in the United States  \n03 02 01 00 99 98 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2  \nPage iii  \nBrief Contents  \nChapter 1  1  \nThe Molecular Basis of Heredity and Variation  \nChapter 2  30  \nPrinciples of Genetic Transmission  \nChapter 3  80  \nGenes and Chromosomes  \nChapter 4  122  \nGenetic Linkage and Chromosome Mapping  \nChapter 5  172  \nThe Molecular Structure and Replication of the Genetic Material  \nChapter 6  220  \nThe Molecular Organization of Chromosomes  \nChapter 7  258  \nVariation in Chromosome Number and Structure  \nChapter 8  306  \nThe Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses  \nChapter 9  358  \nGenetic Engineering and Genome Analysis  \nChapter 10  410  \nGene Expression  \nChapter 11  458  \nRegulation of Gene Activity  \nChapter 12  510  \nThe Genetic Control of Development  \nChapter 13  554  \nMutation, DNA Repair, and Recombination  \nChapter 14  598  \nExtranuclear Inheritance  \nChapter 15  626  \nPopulation Genetics and Evolution  \nChapter 16  668  \nQuantitative Genetics and Multifactorial Inheritance  \nChapter 17  702  \nGenetics of Biorhythms and Behavior  \nPage iv  \nContents  \nPreface  xv  \nIntroduction: For the Student  xxi  \nChapter 1  1  \nThe Mo","cbCailgXlvKmCRgr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailgXlvKmCRgr","pdf",25710978,1367,"English","# Brief Contents\n## Chapter 1 - The Molecular Basis of Heredity and Variation\n## Chapter 2 - Principles of Genetic Transmission\n## Chapter 3 - Genes and Chromosomes\n## Chapter 4 - Genetic Linkage and Chromosome Mapping\n## Chapter 5 - The Molecular Structure and Replication of the Genetic Material\n## Chapter 6 - The Molecular Organization of Chromosomes\n## Chapter 7 - Variation in Chromosome Number and Structure\n## Chapter 8 - The Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses\n## Chapter 9 - Genetic Engineering and Genome Analysis\n## Chapter 10 - Gene Expression\n## Chapter 11 - Regulation of Gene Activity\n## Chapter 12 - The Genetic Control of Development\n## Chapter 13 - Mutation, DNA Repair, and Recombination\n## Chapter 14 - Extranuclear Inheritance\n## Chapter 15 - Population Genetics and Evolution\n## Chapter 16 - Quantitative Genetics and Multifactorial Inheritance\n## Chapter 17 - Genetics of Biorhythms and Behavior\n# Contents\n## Preface\n## Introduction: For the Student\n## Chapter 1 - The Molecular Basis of Heredity and Variation\n## Chapter End Material\n## Special Features","[{\"question\":\"What topics does Chapter 1 cover in Genetics: Principles and Analysis?\",\"answer\":\"Chapter 1 introduces DNA as the genetic material, DNA structure (the double helix), DNA replication, genes and proteins, transcription and translation, and how mutation and genes determine traits. 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