Concepts of Genetics, 12th Edition

What you’ll find inside

Concepts of Genetics, 12th Edition by William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino and Darrell J. Killian introduces the principles of heredity while connecting them with modern genetic analysis. It is a biology textbook for students studying how genes, chromosomes and populations change, and how molecular tools help researchers investigate those processes.

From inheritance to molecular genetics

The contents move from mitosis, meiosis and Mendelian inheritance into chromosome mapping, DNA structure, replication and recombination. Later sections address transcription, translation, gene mutation and repair, regulation of gene expression, recombinant DNA technology, genomics and genetic engineering. The publisher describes the 12th edition as including current themes such as CRISPR-Cas and posttranscriptional gene regulation. Special topics also connect the core material with DNA forensics and precision medicine.

Use the right edition for your course

This edition is designed for genetics study that combines classical inheritance with molecular and genomic applications. It can support an undergraduate genetics course, review of gene-expression mechanisms or study of biotechnology concepts, depending on the assigned chapters. Check the title and edition against your syllabus before choosing; instructors may assign a later edition, specific problem sets or online homework. Similar genetics texts can organize examples and exercises differently.

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The format listed here is PDF. Check that your reader displays molecular diagrams, data tables and genetics notation clearly. Click the four-image preview to inspect a limited sample before deciding; it does not include the full text. Pearson offers eText and Mastering Genetics products separately, so this listing does not promise an online homework account, graded assignments, interactive tutorials or instructor resources.

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