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Modern Genetic Analysis Further Readings
Chapter 4
Crow, J. F. 1983. Genetics Notes, 8th ed. New York: : Macmillan. A short and concise review of genetics from Mendel to populations.
Finchman, J. R. S., P. R. Day, and A. Radford. 1979. Fungal Genetics, 3d ed. London: Blackwell. A large, standard technical work. Good for tetrad analysis.
C. W. Greider and E. H. Blackburn. 1996. Telomeres, Telomerase and Cancer Scientific American February. (PubMed)
L. A. Grivell. 1983. Mitochondrial DNA Scientific American March. An excellent and up-to-date review including a discussion of the unique mitochondrial translation system and of splicing of mitochondrial introns. (PubMed)
Hutt, F. B. 1964. Animal Genetics. New York: Ronald Press. A standard text on the subject with many interesting examples.
P. R. Jennings. 1976. The Amplification of Agricultural Production Scientific American September. A discussion of genetics and the green revolution.
Kornberg, A., and T. Baker. 1992. DNA Replication, 2d ed. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company.
Mange, A. P., and E. J. Mange. 1990. Genetics: Human Aspects, 2d ed. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer. A useful and up-to-date text for a course in human genetics.
J. R. McIntosh and K. L. McDonald. 1988. The Mitotic Spindle Scientific American October.
McKusick. V. A., et al. 1990. Mendelian Inheritance in Man, 9th ed. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins Press. The "bible" of medical genetics; a 2000-page compendium of all the known human inherited disorders, both autosomal and X linked. Also accessible on the Internet.
A. McLaren. 1988. Sex Determination in Mammals Trends in Genetics 4: 153-157. (PubMed)
McLeish, J., and B. Snoad. 1958. Looking at Chromosomes, New York: Macmillan. A short classic book consisting of many superb photographs of mitosis and meiosis.
Olby, R. C. 1966. Origins of Mendelism. London: Constable. An enjoyable account of Mendel's work and the intellectual climate of his time.
M. Radman and R. Wagner. 1988. The High Fidelity of DNA Duplication Scientific American August. (PubMed)
F. Rousseau et al. 1994. Mutations in the Gene Encoding Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor in Achondroplasia Nature 371: 253-254. A short research paper describing the molecular identification of the abnormal allele that causes achondroplasia.
R. Sager. 1965. Genes Outside Chromosomes Scientific American January. A popular description of early Chlamydomonas experiments.
Sager, R. 1972. Cytoplasmic Genes and Organelles. New York: Academic Press.
Stern, C., and E. R. Sherwood. 1966. The Origin of Genetics: A Mendel Source Book. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. A short collection of important early papers, including Mendel's papers and correspondence.
D. C. Wallace. 1992. Mitochondrial Genetics: A Paradigm for Aging and Degenerative Diseases? Science 256: 628-632. A review article on the various types of mtDNA mutations in humans and their disease outcomes. (PubMed)
J. C. Wang. 1982. DNA Topoisomerases Scientific American July. Diagrams different topological forms of DNA. (PubMed)

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