BIOS220- Introduction to Genetics

by Jennifer Yeack

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BIOS 220: Genetics is a core undergraduate course covering gene and chromosome structure, inheritance patterns, expression, genomes, and genetic engineering.

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University of Illinois Chicago
Subjects
Biology
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Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Module 1
  7. 1.1: What is DNA?
  8. 1.1.1: Historical Basis of Modern Understanding
  9. 1.1.2: The Structure of DNA
  10. 1.1.3: Genome Organization
  11. 1.2: DNA Replication
  12. 1.2.1: Basics of DNA Replication
  13. 1.2.2: DNA Replication
  14. 1.2.3: DNA Replication in Bacteria
  15. 1.2.4: DNA Replication in Eukaryotes
  16. 1.3: Transcription
  17. 1.3.1: Transcription
  18. 1.3.2: Bacterial Transcription
  19. 1.3.3: Eukaryotic Transcription
  20. 1.3.4: RNA Processing
  21. 2: Module 2
  22. 2.1: Mitosis, Meiosis, and the Cell Cycle
  23. 2.1.1: The Cell Cycle
  24. 2.1.2: Control of the Cell Cycle
  25. 2.1.3: Cancer and the Cell Cycle
  26. 2.1.4: Prokaryotic Cell Division
  27. 2.1.5: Meiosis
  28. 2.1.6: Errors in Meiosis
  29. 2.2: Translation
  30. 2.2.1: The Genetic Code
  31. 2.2.2: Ribosomes and Protein Synthesis
  32. 2.3: Gene Expression
  33. 2.3.1: Regulation of Gene Expression
  34. 2.3.2: Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
  35. 2.3.3: Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
  36. 2.3.4: Cancer and Gene Regulation
  37. 2.4: Mutations and DNA Repair
  38. 2.4.1: DNA Damage and Repair
  39. 2.4.2: Types of Mutations
  40. 3: Module 3
  41. 3.1: Inheritance
  42. 3.1.1: Mendel’s Experiments
  43. 3.1.2: Laws of Inheritance
  44. 3.1.3: Extensions of the Laws of Inheritance
  45. 3.1.4: Black fur color - a dominant trait
  46. 3.1.5: Yellow fur color - a recessive trait
  47. 3.1.6: Brindle color - partial dominance and epistasis
  48. 3.1.7: White spotting - when there's more than two alleles
  49. 3.1.8: KIT - embryonic lethality
  50. 3.1.9: Hemophilia - a sex-linked disorder
  51. 3.1.10: It's not all in the genes - the effect of environment
  52. 3.1.11: Pleiotropy - one gene affects more than one trait
  53. 4: Genetic Technology
  54. 4.1: Biotechnology
  55. 4.2: Mapping Genomes
  56. 4.3: Whole-Genome Sequencing
  57. 4.4: Genomics and Proteomics
  58. 4.4.1: Biotechnology
  59. Back Matter
  60. Index
  61. Glossary
  62. Detailed Licensing