Selected Lectures on Genetics : Part 1

This book is a compilation of topics for undergraduate (B. Sc. Hons.) students in biological sciences, Zoology in particular. It covers such introductory lessons as Mendelism, simple Mendelian traits, linkage, crossing-over, multiple and pseudoalleles, sex-linked inheritance, sex determination and differentiation, dosage compensation, mutations, cytoplasmic inheritance, population genetics and animal breeding principles. Lecture-wise contents, suggested reading and a huge number of illustrations and diagrams will help enrich the readers’ thirst for an updated knowledge and understanding of Genetics