Life Forms and Their Origins -- Nucleic Acids -- Proteins -- Simple Chromosomes -- Chromosomes of Eukarya -- Genome Content -- RNA Synthesis 1: Transcription -- RNA Synthesis 2: Processing -- Abundance of RNAs in Bacteria -- Abundance of RNAs in Eukarya -- Protein Synthesis -- DNA Replication -- Chromosome Replication -- Molecular Events of Recombination -- Micromutations -- Repair of Altered DNA -- Reproduction of Bacteria -- Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacteria -- Cell Cycles of Eukarya -- Meiosis -- Chromosomal Abnormalities -- Life Cycles of Eukarya -- Reproduction of Viruses -- Genetic Processes in Development -- Sex Determination and Dosage Compensation -- Cancer -- Cutting, Sorting, and Copying DNA -- Genotyping by DNA Analysis -- Genetically Engineered Organisms -- Genomics -- Behavior of Genes and Alleles -- Probability and Statistics Toolkit -- Genes, Environment, and Interactions -- Locating Genes -- Finding and Detecting Mutations -- Cytoplasmic Inheritance -- Genetic Variation in Populations -- Mutation, Migration, and Genetic Drift -- Natural Selection -- Quantitative Genetics -- Speciation -- Molecular Evolution and Phylogeny.

Organized for easy usage, forty-two mini-chapters begin with Molecular structures and Progress through molecular processes to Population Genetics and evolution. Students will find the short, focused chapters accessible and more easily absorbed than the longer and more Complex chapters of traditional genetics textbooks. Extensively Illustrated throughout with diagrams, this comprehensive textbook will provide a compact alternative for Introductory genetics courses.