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This up-to-date and comprehensive textbook is essential reading material for advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a course module in genetics and developmental biology. The book provides clear, concise, and rigorous foundational concepts of genetics. It opens with an introductory chapter that provides an overview of genetics. The book includes separate and detailed sections on classical genetics, molecular genetics, and population genetics. It covers basic and foundational principles such as Mendelian genetics, chromosomal theory, transcription, translation, mutation, and gene regulation. It further includes chapters on advanced topics such as molecular genetic techniques, genomics, and applied molecular genetics. The concluding section includes chapters on population genetics, developmental genetics, and evolutionary genetics. The chapters are written by authors with in-depth knowledge of the field.  The book is replete with interesting examples, case studies, questions and suggested reading. It is useful to students and course instructors in the field of human genetics, developmental biology, life sciences, and biotechnology. It is also meant for researchers who wish to further their understanding about the fundamental concepts of genetics.

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Author:   Debasish Kar ,  Sagartirtha Sarkar
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   1.932kg
ISBN:  

9789811670435

ISBN 10:   9811670439
Pages:   1155
Publication Date:   08 October 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

​A1: Fundamentals of Genetics.- A2: Mendelian Principle of Inheritance.- A3: Extension of Mendelian Genetics.- A4: Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes.- A5: Study of Chromosome.- A6: Genetic Study of Bacteria and Viruses.- B1: Replication of DNA.- B2: Chromosomal.- B3: DNA Mutation, Repair and Recombination.- B4: RNA Transcription and Processing.- B5: Protein Translation.- B6: Regulation of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes.- B7: Regulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes.- C1: Techniques of Molecular Genetics.- C2: Genomics.- C3: Application of Molecular Genetics.- C4: Genetic Analysis of Development.- C5: Molecular Genetics of Cancer.- D1: Developmental Genetics.- D2: Quantitative Genetics.- D3: Population Genetics.- D4: Evolutionary Genetics. 

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Dr. Debasish Kar Debasish Kar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore. He pursued his MSc in Biotechnology from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India followed by MTech in Biotechnology from West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata, India. Later, he completed his PhD in Biotechnology from IIT Kharagpur, India. Dr. Kar has several publications in international peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Kar has also published several books for competitive entrance examinations, viz. CSIR-NET, GATE, DBT-JRF, ICMR-JRF in the domain of life sciences and biotechnology.  Dr. Sagartirtha Sarkar Sagartirtha Sarkar is a Professor in the Genetics and Molecular Cardiology laboratory, Department of Zoology, Calcutta University, India. He completed his PhD from the University of Calcutta, India. He has worked at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation,Cleveland, Ohio, USA as post-doctoral fellow. Dr. Sarkar has also served as visiting scientist in the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. He has more than 40 publications in peer reviewed journals. He has supervised 18 doctoral and 5 M.Phil students

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