Introduction to Genetic Analysis (Introduction to Genetic Analysis (Griffiths))

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	Introduction to Genetic Analysis (Introduction to Genetic Analysis (Griffiths)) Anthony J.F. Griffiths, Susan R. Wessler, ... W. H. Freeman, 2007 - 800 pages average customer review:based on 20 reviews view larger image
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The author team welcomes a new coauthor, Sean B. Carroll, a recognized leader in the field of evolutionary development, to this new edition of Introduction to Genetic Analysis (IGA). The authors? ambitious new plans for this edition focus on showing how genetics is practiced today. In particular, the new edition renews its emphasis on how genetic analysis can be a powerful tool for answering biological questions of all types.

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I received the book in a timely manner and it was exactly what I needed!

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This was a very satisfactory purchase. The book was new, the price very reasonable and I got it in the expected time.. thanks!

Great Value, Decent Book

I bought the 8th edition of this book, even though the 9th edition is out now. The 9th edition is over a $100 and I got this 8th edition for about $6 including shipping, so I feel that was a bargain too good to pass by.

I haven't done a formal comparison of the two editions, but there are substantial differences based on a cursory glance through the 9th edition. I think the basic logic of Mendelian genetics and much of the genetic reasoning has not changed. But biology is such a fast moving field that the details and techniques involving DNA manipulation, genes expression, etc, probably are more up-to-date in the 9th edition. So if I were a serious biology student on a fast track, I'd probably want the 9th edition. But the 8th edition was done in 2005 I think, which is not really bad.

As for the textbook itself -- I'm very hard on textbooks, and I feel this one could be written much better for the student. I think terminology and definitions should be highlighted much more, and major concepts should be given more weight than minor concepts to help the student gain perspective and see the big picture, and retain the key concepts better. Many explanations do not seem crystal clear.

The 9th edition may be a little better, but I don't think it has improved enough for me. I wish I could recommend an alternative that I like better, I'm not well-read in the field. But this text is the recommended one used at Caltech, so I consider it highly regarded for its content if not the exposition.

So overall I'm very satisfied with the purchase and product and the vendor.

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