This reference comprises contributions from geneticists from all over the world. The articles are not brief summaries for a general audience; they are, rather, substantive treatments of the topics, each with lists of references, primary documents, and further reading suggestions, as well as glossary entries (which are compiled at the end of the volume). After two introductory articles on genetics for newcomers and techniques in molecular genetics, about 150 articles are arranged in sections on the origins of genetics, bacteria and viruses, Drosophila and other insects, eukaryotic micro-organisms and their organelles, mouse genetics, other mammals, human clinical and non- clinical genetics, plants, cell organelles structure and function, DNA-based genetic analysis and biotechnology, model organisms, and population genetics and evolutionary studies. An appendix lists useful web sites. Editor Reeve is affiliated with the U. of Edinburgh. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less