This eBook includes some of our key pieces that examine prokaryotic genetics and the important concepts we can learn by studying these organisms. Citation: Intro to Microbial Genetics. Cambridge, MA: ...

Basic concepts in quantitative genetics, including Mendelian genetics, gene action (additive, dominant, recessive), heritability, liability threshold model, means, variances, structure of DNA, types ...

These pieces describe the basics of gene organization in prokaryotes and how gene expression is regulated in prokaryotes compared to eukaryotes. How do bacteria adapt so quickly to their environments?

Various terms that describe genetic relatedness are introduced. The role of recombination in genetic variation and linkage disequilibrium is described. The concepts of identity-by-state and ...