Introduction to Genetic Analysis ) – December 24, 2010

Introduction to Genetic Analysis (INTRODUCTION TO GENETIC ANALYSIS (GRIFFITHS)) Hardcover – December 24, 2010

Author: Anthony J.F. Griffiths | Language: English | ISBN: 1429229438 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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'The author does an excellent job of showing how genetics is used today (one of the major strengths of the text).' - Kurt Dubear Kroening, University of Wisconsin, USA 'Its major strength is reflected in its title: that it introduces students to genetics as a mode of analysis. Not all students will become practicing geneticists, but what they can take away from learning through this text is how to construct knowledge by analyzing data and solving problems.' - Lynn A. Petrullo, College of New Rochelle, USA
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ANTHONY GRIFFITHS Professor of Botany, Emeritus, at the University of British Columbia, Canada. His research focuses on the developmental genetics of fungi, using the model fungus Neurospora crassa. He has served as President of the Genetics Society of Canada and Secretary-General of the International Genetics Federation. SUSAN R. WESSLER Distinguished Professor of Genetics in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at the University of California, USA. Her research focuses on plant transposable elements and their contribution to gene and genome evolution. Wessler was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1998. As a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, she developed and teaches a series of Dynamic Genome Courses where undergraduates can experience the excitement of scientific discovery. SEAN B. CAROLL Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Wisconsin, USA. Carroll is a leader in the field of evolutionary developmental biology and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2007. He is also the author of Endless Forms Most Beautiful, The Making of the Fittest, and Remarkable Creatures (a finalist for the National Book Award, non-fiction, 2009). JOHN DOEBLEY Professor of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. He studies the genetics of crop domestication, using the methods of population and quantitative genetics. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2003 and served as the President of the American Genetic Association in 2005.
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Series: INTRODUCTION TO GENETIC ANALYSIS (GRIFFITHS)
Hardcover: 800 pages
Publisher: W. H. Freeman; Tenth Edition edition (December 24, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1429229438
ISBN-13: 978-1429229432
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I would give this book a 2.5 if I could, as it is perfectly mediocre. Explanations are mostly adequate for a somewhat in-depth understanding in most topics. The first several chapters dealing with classical genetics (Mendelian topics, mapping, linkage, DNA replication, translation and transcription, some proteomics topics, gene regulation) are for the most part well done. This is essentially chapters 1-9, 13. The figures are very helpful and the text is written clearly (in general). There are, however, a few instances where the authors have omitted crucial information (presumably for the sake of simplification) irresponsibly. This becomes a glaring problem later in the book.

When it came to more modern genetic techniques and topics (genetic engineering, genomics, DNA repair), there were several instances when my professor had to tell us that the book was too simplified or misleading and to simply ignore it for our particular topic. The chapter on DNA repair was particularly troublesome. For example, there is one mechanism that, while described in detail, is completely incorrect. For the most part, however, the book simply leaves out many details or, in the case of DNA technology, describes genetic techniques that have not been used since the 80's. The sections dealing with making libraries, for example, include descriptions of phage and fosmid libraries. NOBODY uses these anymore. The descriptions of BACs, YACs, and other vectors that are actually used are on the simple side. Those older techniques aren't any simpler than modern techniques either, so why they are discussed is a mystery to me. It is at this point in the text (modern genetics) that the quality of the figures takes a dive.