《遗传学基础(第7版)(影印版)》是应课程设置的需要而编写的，与内容更为广泛的姊妹篇《遗传学概念》相比，它更为短小，也更为基础，但仍然覆盖全面，内容新颖，尤其适合于低年级生物专业的学生以及农业、化学、工程、林业、心理和野生生物保护等专业的学生。

由于篇幅比其他很多书都短，《遗传学基础(第7版)(影印版)》更适合于单季课程和一学期课程。

Introduction to Genetics

Mitosis and Meiosis

Mendelian Genetics

Modification of Mendelian Ratios

Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes

Chromosome Mutations: Variation in Number and Arrangement

Linkage and Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes

Genetic Analysis and Mapping in Bacteria and Bacteriophages

脱氧核糖核酸 Structure and Analysis

DNA Replication and Recombination

Chromosome Structure and DNA Sequence Organization

The Genetic Code and Transcription

Translation and Proteins

Gene Mutation, Transposition, and 脱氧核糖核酸 Repair

Regulation of Gene Expression

Cancer and Regulation of the Cell Cycle

Recombinant DNA Technology and Gene Cloning

Genomics, 生物信息学, and Proteomics

Applications and Ethics of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Developmental Genetics

Genetics and Behavior

Quantitative Genetics and Multifactorial Traits

Population and Evolutionary Genetics

Conservation Genetics

APPENDIXA ANSWERS TO Selected PROBLEMS A-I

APPENDIX B SELECTED READINGS B-I

GLOSSARY gi

PHOTO CREDITS C-I

INDEX I-I