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Genetics & evolution / C.J. Clegg

By: Clegg, C. J.
Series: Illustrated advanced biology. Publisher: London : John Murray, 1999Description: iv, 92 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.ISBN: 0719575524.Subject(s): Evolution (Biology) | GeneticsDDC classification: 572.8
Contents:
Preface. - 1. The first geneticists. - 2. Mendelian genetics. - 3. Genetics since Mendel. - 4. Genetics and cell biology. - 5. Genetic engineering. - 6. Evolution. - Answers. - Glossary. - Index.
Summary: Selective breeding of plants and animals has been practised since Neolithic times but the mechanisms by which characteristics are transmitted from one generation to the next have only been understood within the last 100 years. Starting from Mendel's famous experiments, Genetics and Evolution develops the ideas, through the historical understanding of patterns of inheritance, of how cells are structured and how are they function at the molecular level. Central to this is the way DNA, the hereditary materials, controls and directs all aspects of cellular activity. The book shows how this knowledge is used in current developments within the field of genetic engineering and how it has been used to explain the theory of evolution. Throughout, the processes are explained using photomicrographs, photographs, line drawing, flow diagrams and notes. Answers are provided for all texts question and a glosary is included. Suitable for students at AS and Advanced Level and GNVQ courses in Biology, Environmental Sciences, Human and Social Biology and related subjects. - Back cover
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Preface. - 1. The first geneticists. - 2. Mendelian genetics. - 3. Genetics since Mendel. - 4. Genetics and cell biology. - 5. Genetic engineering. - 6. Evolution. - Answers. - Glossary. - Index.

Selective breeding of plants and animals has been practised since Neolithic times but the mechanisms by which characteristics are transmitted from one generation to the next have only been understood within the last 100 years. Starting from Mendel's famous experiments, Genetics and Evolution develops the ideas, through the historical understanding of patterns of inheritance, of how cells are structured and how are they function at the molecular level. Central to this is the way DNA, the hereditary materials, controls and directs all aspects of cellular activity. The book shows how this knowledge is used in current developments within the field of genetic engineering and how it has been used to explain the theory of evolution. Throughout, the processes are explained using photomicrographs, photographs, line drawing, flow diagrams and notes. Answers are provided for all texts question and a glosary is included. Suitable for students at AS and Advanced Level and GNVQ courses in Biology, Environmental Sciences, Human and Social Biology and related subjects. - Back cover

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