Essential Genetics: A Genomics Perspective: A Genomics Perspective

by Daniel L. Hartl and Elizabeth W. Jones

Book Overview

Genetics. Simplified. Dan Hartl once again takes students on the exciting journey of learning about modern genetics in an updated seventh edition of Essential Genetics and Genomics. With carefully... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763773646
• ISBN13: 9780763773649
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

Great diagrams and broken down descriptions. It was a great help for my upper division genetics class! I couldn't have passed without it!

A Good Read

As a undergrad at Harvard who took Prof Hartl's intro genetics class (in which we used this textbook), I can tell you that this encompasses all the information we covered in a semester-legnth class. What you miss out on, however, is Prof Hartl's funny, engaging teaching style and graphically complex computer demos. That said I learned (both from class and this book) why female cats' fur can be calico and other interesting applications of genetics. In the age of the Human Genome Project, basic genetics knowledge is crucial, and this book is a great intro to the topic.

Genetically Fun

This was a book that I dreaded to read for a college class. I opened it and stared at the cover with dread. However, I was very surprised to find that it was easy to understand and even.....interesting? Yes, I admit, I fell in love with the subject of genetics by reading this book. It had real world applications and provided many sample questions. The pictures were great and a perfect addition to the entire book. I really enjoyed this book.