Genetics: The Continuity of Life (Non-Infotrac Version)

By Fairbanks, W. Ralph Andersen, Daniel J. Fairbanks

For quite some time textbooks have steered the teaching of genetics down a fairly narrow path - transmissions genetics first, followed by molecular genetics. In Genetics: The Continuity of Life,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534252796
• ISBN13: 9780534252793
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 820 Pages
• Weight: 4.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great for Undergrads.

I am currently taking two biology classes at BYU, both of which use portions of this book, and I have found it to be very straight-forward and useful. Although some may say that I am being preferential since Dr. Fairbanks is a professor here at BYU, I'm not-- this book far outperforms the other texts we have and use, including the much lauded Molecular Cell Biology by Lodish. Dr. Fairbanks's book is well-written, contains clear, concise and easy to understand diagrams and his writing style brings genetics to life. Even a Freshman like I can easily dive into this book and understand the world of genetics. Furthermore, his choice to teach the molecular basis of genetics first is very logical and provides a solid background to later ideas like recombination and epistasis.