Solving Problems in Genetics

how to actually solve the problem. Often the student has no idea how t he answer was derived. This work emphasizes solutions, not just answer s. The strategy is to provide the student with the essential steps and the reasoning involved in conducting the analysis. Throughout the boo k, an attempt is made to present a balanced account of genetics. Topic s, therefore, center about Mendelian, cytogenetic, molecular, quantita tive, and population genetics, with a few more specialized areas. When ever possible the student is provided with the appropriate basic stati stics necessary to make some the analyses. The book also builds on its elf; that is, analytical methods learned in early parts of the book ar e subsequently revisited and used for later analyses. A deliberate att empt is made to make complex concepts simple, and sometimes to point o ut that apparently simple concepts are sometimes less so on further in vestigation. Any student taking a genetics course will find this book an invaluable aid to achieving a good understanding of genetic princi ples and practice.