Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The two aims of this introductory textbook are to (1) discuss--in simple terms--the concepts and experimental strategies of research into genetic recombination, and to (2) demonstrate how the different types of recombination (homologous, site-specific, transpositional and illegitimate) are related. For upper-level undergraduates, this book is a comprehensive guide to this traditionally challenging and increasingly important field.

One of the most difficult yet important areas in modern biology explained in a lucid and up to date manner.
Relates abstract genetic ideas to concrete experimental reality.
The only available textbook treatment of this important subject.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface
• Genetic Recombination
• Homologous Recombination
• Roles Of Homologous Recombination
• Site-Specific Recombination
• Transposition
• Illegitimate Recombination
• Applications Of Recombination

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

The abundant use of diagrams in this modest book of seven chapters makes it a valuable resource. The processes and reactions involved in the different forms of recombination are analyzed in exquisite detail. Related topics, such as interference, intron homing, "integrons", and lod scores (a genetic measure), are artfully woven into the appropriate section. Leach keeps the narrative flowing smoothly by relegating most of the references to the end of each chapter, yet he is careful to cite seminal works as a topic is developed. After discussing the mechanisms involved in homologous, site-specific, transposition, and illegitimate recombination, the author concludes with their applications. Development of CD-ROM animations for most of the figures would greatly boost the value of this book. As it stands now, it will be a powerful supplement to courses in genetics and molecular biology. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and researchers. C. Fresquez Loyola Marymount University