3rd ed. , rev. and updated. - Stuttgart-New York: Thieme, 2007. –
486 p.
The aim of this book is to give an account of the scientific field
of genetics based on visual displays of selected concepts and related facts.
Additional information is presented in the introduction, with a chronological
list of important discoveries and advances in the history ofgenetics, in an
appendix with supplementary data in tables, in an extensive glossary explaining
genetic terms, and in references, including websites for further in-depth studies. This book
is written for two kinds of readers: for students of biology and medicine, as an introductory
overview, and for their mentors, as a teaching aid. Other interested individuals will also be
able to gain information about current developments and achievements in this rapidly growing
field.
The aim of this book is to give an account of the scientific field
of genetics based on visual displays of selected concepts and related facts.
Additional information is presented in the introduction, with a chronological
list of important discoveries and advances in the history ofgenetics, in an
appendix with supplementary data in tables, in an extensive glossary explaining
genetic terms, and in references, including websites for further in-depth studies. This book
is written for two kinds of readers: for students of biology and medicine, as an introductory
overview, and for their mentors, as a teaching aid. Other interested individuals will also be
able to gain information about current developments and achievements in this rapidly growing
field.