Contents: 1. Genetics: An Introduction. 2. Mendel's Work and His Laws. 3. The Physical Basis of Heredity. 4. The Plant Cell. 5. Cell Cycle. 6. Mitosis. 7. Meiosis. 8. Reproduction. 9. Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA. 10. DNA Replication. 11. Prokaryotic Chromosome. 12. Eukaryotic Chromosome. 13. Variation in Chromosome Number and Structure. 14. The Gene. 15. Gene Expression. 16. Gene Isolation. 17. Gene Cloning and Gene Isolation. 18. Regulation of Gene Activity. 19. Gene Silencing and Antisense Technology. 20. Genes and Development. 21. Multiple Alleles. 22. Heterozygous Expressions: Dominance and Lethal Genes. 23. Mutations in Microorganisms. 24. Sex Determination in Plants and Animals. 25. Sex Linkage or Heterosomal Inheritance. 26. Recombination. 27. Linkage and Crossing Over. 28. Complexities of Genetics: Polygenes, Behavioral Traits, and Eugenics. 29. Cytoplasmic Inheritance. 30. Population Genetics and Evolution. 31. Subject Index.