Handbook of Genetics and Biotechnology

Contents: 1. Introduction to genetics and biotechnology. 2. Cells, its development and division.  3. Mendel and his discoveries. 4. Extensions and exceptions to Mendel’s laws. 5. Genetic mapping and gene regulation in prokaryotes. 6. Genetic mapping and gene regulation in eukaryotes. 7. Genetic transfer in bacteria and bacteriophages. 8. Sex determination and development. 9. Chromosomes. 10. Variation in chromosome structure and number. 11. DNA structure and replication. 12. Gene transcription and RNA modification. 13. Translation of RNA. 14. Chemistry of Gene. 15. Gene mutation and DNA repair technology. 16. Recombination and transposition at the molecular level. 17. Recombinant DNA technology. 18. Genome analysis and its uses. 19. Functional genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics. 20. Genomics and the future. 21. Genetics of cancer. 22. Developmental genetics. 23. Quantitative genetics. 24. Population genetics. 25. Evolutionary genetics. 26. Relative reading.

This book consists of 27 chapters, more than 5000 questions with answers and a glossary covering most of the related technical terms. Each chapter start with point wise brief of the text followed by MCQ's, fill in the blanks and T/F questions useful and beneficial in JRF, SRF, NET, SET, UG and PG examinations.