Includes bibliographical references and index.

Volume 1: Molecular basis of genetics -- DNA replication and transcription -- Translation of RNA to protein -- Alternatively spliced genes -- Repair and mutagenesis of DNA -- Molecular genetics of Genomic Imprinting -- Heterochromatin and eurochromatin-organization, packaging, and gene regulation -- Organization of genes and genome domains -- Anthology of human repetitive DNA -- Evolution of noncoding DNA in eukaryotes -- Horizontal gene transfer -- Molecular systematics and evolution -- Genetic variation and molecular evolution -- E. Coli genome -- Drosophila genome -- Malaria mosquito genome -- Zebrafish (Danio rerio) genome and genetics -- Rat genome (Rattus norvegicus) -- Chimpanzee genome. Volume 2: Genomic sequencing -- Construction and applications of genomic DNA libraries -- Shotgun sequencing (SGS) -- Whole genome human chromosome physical mapping -- Serial analysis of gene expression -- Gene mapping by fluorescence in situ hybridization -- Gene mapping and chromosome evolution by fluorescence-activated chromosome sorting -- Gene targeting -- Genetic engineering of anitbody molecules -- Transgenic fish -- Transgenic mice in biomedical research -- Transgenic plants for food use -- Human genetic variation and disease -- Alzheimer's disease -- Triplet repeat diseases -- Molecular genetics of Down syndrome -- Molecular genetics of hemophilia -- Gene therapy and cardiovascular diseases -- Somatic gene therapy -- Mutagenesis, malignancy and genome instability.