PART ONE

GENES, CHROMOSOMES, AND

HEREDITY
1 Introduction to Genetics 1
2 Mitosis and Meiosis 14
3 Mendelian Genetics 36
4 Extensions of Mendelian Genetics 62
5 Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes 94
6 Genetic Analysis and Mapping in Bacteria and
Bacteriophages 123
7 Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes 151
8 Chromosomal Mutations: Variation in Number
and Arrangement 171
9 Extranuclear Inheritance 196

d. Øused when mentioning someone unfamiliar: a Mr Smith telephoned. Øsomeone like

(the name specified).
2 in, to, or for each; per: petrol prices rose by 3p a litre.

ORIGIN
Middle English: weak form of Old English an 'one'.

USAGE
On the question of using a or an before words beginning with h, see usage at
an.