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Includes a comprehensive and interactive learning program focused on chromosome simulation and model building
Intends to help students and their teachers learn more about genetics with greater ease and less anxiety
The karyotyping program used with this book was by the clinical genetics lab at the University of Chicago and Purdue University Calumet
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Traditionally, genetics laboratory exercises at the university level focus on mono- and dihybrid crosses and phenotypic analysis—exercises under traditional time, materials, and process constraints. Lately, molecular techniques such as gene cloning, polymerase chain reactions (PCR), and bioinformatics are being included in many teaching laboratories—where affordable. Human chromosome analysis, when present at all, has often been restricted to simple identification of chromosomes by number, through the usual “cut-and-paste” method. Although several online karyotyping (chromosome identification) programs have become available, they are not meaningful for studying the dynamics of the chromosome system, nor do they help students understand genetics as a discipline.
The software that accompanies this book has been shown to be an ideal tool for learning about genetics, which requires a combination of understanding, conceptualization, and practical experience.
Authors and Affiliations
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Dept. Biological Sciences, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, USA
Charles C. Tseng
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Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, USA
Xiaoli Yang
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Learning Basic Genetics with Interactive Computer Programs
Authors: Charles C. Tseng, Xiaoli Yang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6083-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-6082-4Published: 07 May 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4084-4Published: 30 April 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-6083-1Published: 08 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 261
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 388 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Genetics, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics, Cytogenetics