PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Overview of Genetics PART II PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE 2 Reproduction and Chromosome Transmission 3 Mendelian Inheritance 4 Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes 5 Extensions of Mendelian Inheritance 6 Extranuclear Inheritance, Imprinting, and Maternal Effect 7 Genetic Linkage and Mapping in Eukaryotes 8 Variation in Chromosome Structure and Number 9 Genetics of Bacteria 10 Genetics of Viruses PART III MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND REPLICATION OF THE GENETIC MATERIAL 11 Molecular Structure of DNA and RNA 12 Molecular Structure and Organization of Chromosomes and Transportation 13 DNA Replication and Recombination PART IV MOLECULAR PROPERTIES OF GENES 14 Gene Transcription and RNA Modification 15 Translation of mRNA 16 Gene Regulation in Bacteria 17 Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes18 Non-Coding RNAs 19 Gene Mutation and DNA Repair PART V GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES 20 Molecular Technologies 21 Genomics PART VI GENETIC ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUALS AND POPULATIONS 22 Medical Genetics and Cancer 23 Population Genetics 24 Quantitative Genetics.