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Genetics: Analysis and Principles is a one-semester, introductory genetics textbook that takes an experimental approach to understanding genetics. By weaving one or two experiments into the narrative of each chapter, students can simultaneously explore the scientific method and understand the genetic principles that have been learned from these experiments. The pedagogy of Genetics: Analysis and Principles has been designed to foster student learning. Instead of being a collection of facts and figures, this text is intended to be an engaging and motivating textbook in which formative assessment allows students to move ahead and learn the material in a productive way. Overview of Genetics Chromosome Transmission During Cell Division and Sexual Reproduction Mendelian Inheritance Extensions of Mendelian Inheritance Non-Mendelian Inheritance Genetic Linkage and Mapping in Eukaryotes Genetic Transfer and Mapping in Bacteria Variation in Chromosome Structure and Number Molecular Structure of DNA and RNA Molecular Structure of Chromosomes and Transposable Elements DNA Replication Gene Transcription and RNA Modification Translation of mRNA Gene Regulation in Bacteria Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes I: General Features of Transcriptional Regulation Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes II: Epigenetics Non-coding RNAs Genetics of Viruses Gene Mutation, DNA Repair, and Recombination Molecular Technologies Biotechnology Genomics I: Analysis of DNA Genomics II: Functional Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics Medical Genetics Genetic Basis of Cancer Developmental Genetics Population Genetics Complex and Quantitative Traits Evolutionary Genetics