This book explains the role of simple biological model systems in the growth of molecular biology. Essentially the whole history of molecular biology is presented here, tracing the work in bacteriophages in E. coli, the role of other prokaryotic systems, and also the protozoan and algal models - Paramecium and Chlamydomonas, primarily - and the move into eukaryotes with the fungal systems - Neurospora, Aspergillus and yeast. Each model was selected for its appropriateness for asking a given class of questions, and each spawned its own community of investigators. Some individuals made the transition to a new model over time, and remnant communities of investigators continue to pursue questions in all these models, as the cutting edge of molecular biological research flowed onward from model to model, and onward into higher organisms and, ultimately, mouse and man.

The Complete Coverage Of This Book Makes It An Ideal Companion For Students Of Genetics. Its Organization Complements Any Standard Undergraduate Textbook. Core Material Is Presented In Outline Form, Making It Easier To Digest And Review Key Concepts. Coverage Of The Basic Phenomenology Of Inheritance, Genetic Analysis, And Genetic Logic And Rationales Will Be Appropriate For Every Student Taking A Course In Genetics. Additionally, Review Questions And Problems, With Answers, Appear At The End Of Each Chapter.