Acclaimed Problem Sets are a hallmark feature of Introduction to Genetic Analysis. These include:

• Working with the Figures are questions that prompt students to examine book figures and tease out important information, understand the intricacies of an experimental protocol, relate concepts, or draw a conclusion about what is shown.
• Unpacking the Problem are step-by-step tutorials helping students approach a challenging problem. In the book, this is a list of questions shaped around “what do we know and what are we trying to find out”.
• Genetics and Society Questions at the end of each chapter asking students to consider the societal relevance of a topic in the chapter; good for initiating classroom discussion.
• Basic Problems are problem-solving or conceptual problems at varying levels for students to practice applying knowledge gained from the chapter.
• Challenging Problems are more complex questions, sometimes requiring the application of knowledge from multiple sections of the chapter, or thought questions that spur discussion.
• Learning Objectives tied to the chapter sections titles, Key Concepts, and EOC questions to help create a learning path for the student (learning path is found in the study guide)
• NEW IN THIS EDITION Content changes have taken place throughout the book for e.g. photos, figures, and language have been revised to be more inclusive and diverse.
  Further key changes include:
  • Special Topics in Genetics: The Genetic Architecture of Cancer: This new separate section pulls together all of the places in the text that cover the genetics of cancer and provides an overview of the diseases that make up cancer. Subsections include “Cancer Is a Genetic Disease,” “Cancer Is a Developmental Disease,” and “Cancer Is a Genomic Disease.”
  • Special Topics in Genetics: SARS-CoV-19: This new separate section discusses the genetics of SARS-CoV-19, the virus that causes COVID-19. Subsections include “Overview of SARS-CoV-19 and Other Coronaviruses,” “Structure of Coronaviruses,” “Life Cycle of SAR-CoV-19,” “Genome Replication, Capping, and Polyadenylation,” “Transcription,” “Translation,” “Evolution of SARS-CoV-19,” “Detection of SARS-CoV-19,” and “SARS-CoV-19 Vaccines.”
  • There is a new solved problem on the subtypes of breast cancer.
  • TABLE OF CONTENT
    1   The Genetics Revolution in the Life Sciences
    2   Single-Gene Inheritance
    3   Independent Assortment of Genes
    4   Mapping Eukaryote Chromosomes by Recombination
    5   Gene Interaction
    6   The Genetics of Bacteria and Their Viruses
    7   DNA: Structure and Replication
    8   RNA: Transcription and Processing
    9   Proteins and Their Synthesis
    10  Gene Isolation and Manipulation
    11  Regulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria and Their Viruses
    12  Regulation of Transcription in Eukaryotes
    13  The Genetic Control of Development
    14  Genomes and Genomics
    15  Mutation, Repair, and Recombination
    16  The Dynamic Genome: Transposable Elements
    17  Large-Scale Chromosomal Changes
    18  Population Genetics
    19  The Inheritance of Complex Traits
    20  Evolution of Genes, Traits, and Species