Concepts of Genetics

Part 1 Heredity and the phenotype: cell division - mitosis and meosis Mendalian genetics modification of Mendelian ratios linkage and chromosome mapping in eukaryotes recombination and mapping in bacteria and bacteriophages extensions of genetic analysis extranuclear inheritance chromosome mutation and sex determination. Part 2 Molecular basis of heredity: structure and analysis of DNA DNA replication and recombination storage and expression of genetic information proteins - the end product of genetic expression gene mutation, DNA repair, and transposable elements recombinant DNA technology applications of recombination DNA technology genomic organization of DNA. Part 3 Advanced topics in genetic analysis: regulation of gene expression in bacteria and phages regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes developmental genetics genetics and cancer genetic basis of the immune response behaviour genetics population genetics genetics and evolution. Appendices: experiemental methodology in genetics solutions to selected problems and discussion questions.