Fundamentals of Genetics

The Fundamentals of Genetics has been designed with the objective of providing a sound understanding of the fundamentals and basic principles of genetics. An attempt has been made to present the subject matter as simple, concise, and explicit.The text of the book has been divided into thirteen chapters. Each chapter has been prepared as a unit with respect to its related aspects and their continuity. In each chapter the various terms have been well defined, illustrated and exemplified. The chapters forming the text of the book are: Chromosome: the Physical Basis of Heredity; Mendelian Principles of Inheritance: I, Segreation; Mendelian Principles of Inheritance: II. Independent assortment; Interaction of Genes; Concept of Gene; Chemical Nature of Gene; Genetic Code; Linkage, Crossing Over and Chromosome Mapping; Genetic Recombination in Bacteria and Viruses; Sex Determinant and Sex-Linked Inheritance; Cytoplasmic Inheritance and Maternal Effects; Population Genetics: I. Gene Frequencies and Equilibrium; and Population Genetics: II. Changes in Gene Frequencies.The text of the book covers the courses offered by various Colleges and Universities at both under-graduate and post-graduate levels. This book will prove useful for B.Sc., B.Sc.(Hons.), and M.Sc. students offering Botany, Zoology, Biosciences, Genetics, and Micorbial Genetics, etc.