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Foundational Genetics Textbooks

The standard undergraduate and graduate genetics textbooks.

BookAuthorYearLevelDescription
Introduction to Genetic Analysis
12th Edition, W.H. Freeman
Anthony J.F. Griffiths, Susan R. Wessler, Sean B. Carroll, John Doebley2020IntermediateThe most widely adopted genetics textbook. Covers transmission genetics, molecular genetics, and population genetics with clear pedagogy.
Genetics: A Conceptual Approach
7th Edition, W.H. Freeman
Benjamin A. Pierce2019Beginner-IntermediateConcept-driven approach to genetics with strong pedagogical tools.
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
7th Edition, McGraw-Hill
Robert Brooker2020IntermediateAnalytical approach emphasizing experimental reasoning.

Molecular Genetics

Texts focused on the molecular basis of genetics and gene expression.

BookAuthorYearLevelDescription
Molecular Biology of the Gene
7th Edition, Pearson
James D. Watson, Tania A. Baker, Stephen P. Bell, Alexander Gann, Michael Levine, Richard Losick2013Intermediate-AdvancedClassic molecular biology text co-authored by Watson. Covers DNA, RNA, protein synthesis, and gene regulation with historical context.
Molecular Biology of the Cell
6th Edition, Garland Science
Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter2014AdvancedThe definitive cell biology textbook with extensive molecular genetics content. Freely available via NCBI.
Lewin's GENES XII
12th Edition, Jones & Bartlett
Jocelyn E. Krebs, Elliott S. Goldstein, Stephen T. Kilpatrick2017AdvancedComprehensive molecular genetics reference with strong emphasis on gene regulation.

Human and Medical Genetics

Human genetics, medical genetics, and genetic disease.

BookAuthorYearLevelDescription
Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine
8th Edition, Elsevier
Robert L. Nussbaum, Roderick R. McInnes, Huntington F. Willard2015Intermediate-AdvancedThe definitive medical genetics textbook used in medical schools worldwide.
Human Molecular Genetics
5th Edition, Garland Science
Tom Strachan, Andrew P. Read2018AdvancedAuthoritative treatment of human genetics and genomics.
Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics and Genomics
7th Edition, Academic Press
Reed E. Pyeritz, Bruce R. Korf, Wayne W. Grody (Eds.)2018AdvancedMulti-volume comprehensive reference for medical geneticists.

Genomics and Bioinformatics

Books on genome-scale analysis and computational genetics.

BookAuthorYearLevelDescription
Genomes 4
Garland Science
T.A. Brown2017Intermediate-AdvancedComprehensive genomics textbook covering genome structure, function, and evolution.
Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics
3rd Edition, Wiley-Blackwell
Jonathan Pevsner2015Intermediate-AdvancedPractical bioinformatics with focus on sequence analysis and genomics.
Biological Sequence Analysis
Cambridge University Press
Richard Durbin, Sean R. Eddy, Anders Krogh, Graeme Mitchison1998AdvancedClassic probabilistic models for sequence analysis including HMMs and phylogenetics.

Population and Evolutionary Genetics

Genetics at population scale and evolutionary perspectives.

BookAuthorYearLevelDescription
Principles of Population Genetics
4th Edition, Sinauer
Daniel L. Hartl, Andrew G. Clark2006AdvancedThe standard population genetics textbook with rigorous mathematical treatment.
Evolutionary Genetics: Concepts and Case Studies
Oxford
Charles W. Fox, Jason B. Wolf (Eds.)2006AdvancedCollected chapters on key topics in evolutionary genetics.
A Crack in Creation
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg2017Beginner-IntermediateCRISPR pioneer Doudna's accessible account of gene editing.