Table of Contents1. Introduction to Genetics2. Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction3. Basic Principles of Heredity4. Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles5. Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping6. Chromosome Variation7. Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems8. DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene9. DNA Replication and Recombination10. From DNA to Proteins: Transcription and RNA Processing11. From DNA to Proteins: Translation12. Control of Gene Expression13. Gene Mutations, Transposable Elements, and DNA Repair14. Molecular Genetic Analysis and Biotechnology15. Genomics and Proteomics16. Cancer Genetics17. Quantitative Genetics18. Population and Evolutionary Genetics