This carefully executed approach to solving problems helps students develop and apply their critical thinking and analysis skills. A new cancer genetics chapter gives students important knowledge about this disease and discusses the various roles that genes play in its development. The Fifth Edition, rigorously reviewed by experts in the field, contains a high degree of accuracy throughout the text. Updated and expanded molecular genetics coverage in the Fifth Edition focuses on the most significant recent advances that resulted from the use of molecular experimental approaches. At the end of each chapter, the author has added and updated the Questions and Problems which teach students of genetics techniques of problem solving.
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Pedagogical features , including Principal Points, Keynotes Summaries and Analytical Approaches for Solving Genetics Problems, continue to make this text a valuable learning tool for students. Principal Points alert students to key concepts they encountered in each chapter. Keynote Summaries emphasize important ideas and critical points. Human examples used extensively throughout the text make it easy for students to comprehend new molecular understandings of various human genetic diseases. Student-sensitive writing with a consistent level of coverage and a logical progression of ideas makes complicated information easily accessible to students while continuing to stress important genetics concepts.